#cord/rysn

[trishyeves]

For the ship/kiss game

Cord/Rysn, number 29

For the kissing ask game, which you can find here.

Cord/Rysn, rated Mature, 300 words

"I'm going to be fine!" Rysn exclaimed in Veden, watching as her partner paced before her.

A year of training in Shardplate had bulked up Cord's already impressive physique, and now those solidly built shoulders of muscle were tense with stress. "You don't know this thing!"

Exhaling out of her nose, Rysn fought down her frustration, her anger, and focused on her training. "Cord, dearest, I've been on expeditions before. You may remember, you were there for one."

"Yes, and on her, you were nearly being killed," Cord replied flatly.

"Yet, here I sit." She tapped the bench in her office. "Cord, I cannot hide in here again, just because you'll be busy at Urithiru for a few weeks. I won't. And I won't have you treating me like I am some sort of fragile plaything." She hoped her tone conveyed both the steel with which she made such a pronouncement, and the warmth she felt from seeing just how worried Cord was.

The Unkalaki woman strode over, kneeling before Rysn so they could see eye to eye. "I did not mean... I know, you are strong." A toothy smile slowly spreading over her copper cheeks, Cord continued, "Perhaps, I am the only one who knows just how strong."

"Then trust me, please. I promise, I'll be careful. I'll come back to you." Reaching out a hand, Rysn cupped her lover's cheek, running a thumb against the bridge of her nose, the swell of her lips.

"Swear it, then."

"I swear it."

"On the mafah'liki."

"I swear on the spren, on your gods."

"On the Passions."

"I swear on the Passions." Rysn had to fight a giggle. She didn't even believe in the Passions!

"On..." Cord considered, then beamed with satisfaction. "...on our love! With a kiss!"

Someone is just fishing for kisses, Rysn thought, but she had no rancor behind the idea. Leaning in, she let one hand snake around to the back of Cord's head, gripping a handful of her gorgeous red hair, and kissed her, firm and hard. There was no resistence, Cord melted against her, and did not object to how long Rysn was making this particular promise.

Finally, she did come up for air, and said aloud, "i swear on our love."

Cord had no more objections after that.

[cosmereplay]

Day 10: Love is devotion

Rated General, Cord/Rysn, Dawnshard spoilers

Dear Akilu,

I know it's silly to write to myself as though this were a letter to you, but that's how deeply I love you. When I think of myself, I think of you, dearest Akilu, my protector. 

It’s been nine times nine days since our common cause came to an end, and we decided to part ways. In the rush of relief and victory, we didn’t know how we felt about each other. You were wise to ask for this time apart.

In those days of anxiety and trouble, keeping our secret safe was our highest priority. You, Nikli, Chiri Chiri, and I were together every day through it all, and our shared secret became a shared bond. But every bond is different, as you said. In the days since our parting, I have thought of Nikli less and less, though I wish his horde every success. Not so with you, Akilu–not to say I don’t wish you success, of course! I would say I wish you the world, but we’ve already learned how much responsibility that is. No, when my thoughts turn to you, I wish you happiness, and peace, and success at every endeavour. 

More to the point, I have been thinking of you–and missing you–more and more every day. Today, on this eighty-first day, I can say it with confidence. It wasn’t just our proximity that made me feel this way. I’m not alone here on the Wandersail, and many of the crew have become friends. My attendant is thoughtful and precient with his care, and I am freer than ever to pursue any adventure I’d want. I have money, and time, and good heath. I have everything–except you.

Akilu, I miss the steady pace of your footsteps just behind me. I miss the little huffs and sighs you made as you judged the people I bargained with. I miss your smile when you eat good flavourful food. I miss learning your language, and I miss teaching you mine. I miss your stories of the Peaks. I miss the way you looked at me, the way you focused like I was the only person on board. 

Without this time apart, I don’t think I would have understood just how much those things mean to me. Without it, I would not have known just how much my devotion to our shared secret had overshadowed my growing devotion to you.

I'm sure you'd be delighted to learn that for those who follow the Passions, the eighty-first day is an auspicious one. Nine days times nine gathers our deepest desires and brings it back to us amplified and clear, and we may even see an omen. I haven’t always been the strongest believer but I can’t deny that I have wished for a reason to go back to you, and today there was an opportunity to go to the Horneater Peaks. I can’t help but feel that it’s a sign that–

Dear, sweet Akilu, I’m going to save this and show it to you when I see you! I can’t tell you how much your spanreed surprised me. Here I am writing in my journal about how much I want to see you, and you find me first. The second I finish writing this, I’m going to start organizing the caravan. I have to speak to the captain! She could drop me off near Vedenar.

I can’t wait to see you, Akilu. I’m brimming with joy. I am hoping with every passion in my heart that you feel the same way. 

[gal-palanaeum]

Thinking, Overthinking, and a Pile of Letters by bridgeboy

Rated General, 6000 words, Khriss/Design and Cord/Rysn A philosophical treatise on the nature of love, masquerading as a fanfiction about two dorky scholars meeting for the first time. Design has questions, Khriss has answers... maybe. Beware spoilers across the cosmere!

Despite having her own office, Khriss preferred doing her research in the university's enormous library. Proximity to massive amount of information played into it, of course, but the bigger reason was that it was easier to get away from people and actually focus on her research. Her office was known to everyone at the university—why, it was known to practically everyone in Silverlight itself—and as a result, she had frequent visitors. The library, meanwhile, may as well have been a maze. It was easy to find a quiet corner far from distractions, and Khriss made a point to never hole up in the same study nook twice in a row; that helped make it much harder for people to find her on purpose. Of course, she'd still see other people as they wandered by, but they were just other users of the library; they never actually disrupted her.

Usually, at least.

Khriss looked up in surprise when she heard the scrape of someone pulling out the chair across from her. She'd been poring over maps of Western Roshar, and she'd been so absorbed in her thoughts she hadn't heard the newcomer approach.

They appeared to be a human woman, although Khriss knew that didn't necessarily mean much. Her long white hair was piled on top of her head in a messy bun, and a tight, dark green dress showed off her frankly stunning curves. She seemed to be looking over the piles of assorted notes that were spread across the table.

"What are you working on?" the stranger asked.

Khriss ignored the question. "Who are you?" She was happy to talk about her work, but she wouldn't tell just anybody about it.

"My name is Design," the stranger said cheerily. She picked up one of the maps and started scanning it over.

Khriss wrinkled her brow, searching her memory for how she knew that name… Hoid's spren. Of course. She relaxed; Hoid was a pain in the ass, but he could be trusted—well, he could be trusted with knowledge of Khriss's current project, at least.

"I'm Khriss," she said. "I'm currently trying to get to the bottom of how a simple merchant on Roshar got a hold of one of the Dawnshards."

"Oh, Hoid told me about you. The famous scholar!" Design grinned. "Have you tried lifting up all your notes and checking underneath? Or… wait… that was a figure of speech, wasn't it?"

Khriss raised an eyebrow, then nodded slowly. She'd never actually met a Cryptic in person, but she'd read about their tendency to take things far too literally. "So Hoid is in town, then? What's he working on?"

"I'm honestly not sure!" Design let the map drop back to the table, eyeing a stack of letters. "Something about Aons, probably. Or Awakening. Something with an A. He said he didn't need my help but now I'm bored. Can I look through those?" She pointed at the letters.

"Uh, sure." With her concentration broken and distraction-free environment disrupted, there wasn't really any point in trying to get much work done at this point. Khriss decided she'd indulge a few questions from Design, then send the spren on her way.

Meanwhile, Design helped her self to the letters and began reading through them. Khriss couldn't help but notice how quickly she moved from one letter to the next—much faster than the average human could read. Fascinating. Would Design be interested in letting herself be timed?

Barely a moment passed before Design looked up. "The note on top is right, I don't see anything in here about Dawnshards." She wrinkled her nose and frowned. "Why are the letters written in two different languages? Also, does my facial expression look sufficiently confused? I still have a hard time getting confusion right. It doesn't come up much."

"You look kind of confused but mostly annoyed."

"Damnation, I'll have to practice that some more. Anyways, the languages? It would be more logical for them both to pick one to have their conversation in."

Khriss nodded. "It's because they were in love," she explained. "From what I can tell, they were practicing each other's native tongues."

Design quirked an eyebrow. "What does learning a new language have to do with love? They seem to like each other from all the 'I miss you' stuff but what does language factor in?"

Khriss sat back in her chair. How was she supposed to explain this? "Doing nice things for someone is a way to show you love them, through your actions instead of your words. Learning someone's native language so that they can understand you better is a really big action, and a really kind thing to do for another person."

Design hummed thoughtfully. "Would solving a complex math problem for someone show that you loved them?"

"Um. I guess so? If the person on the receiving end was really struggling and needed help."

"Does that mean all teachers are in love with their students?"

"No, definitely not."

"Why?"

"You don't have to be in love with someone to care about them."

"What's the difference between loving and caring?"

Khriss opened her mouth to reply, then stopped. There was a difference, of course, but Design's questions had her all turned around. "I… I need to think about that. It's hard to explain."

"Okay!" Design said, surprisingly chipper given that her question hadn't actually been answered. She put down the stack of letters and stood. "Thanks for the chat!"

And then she walked away, leaving Khriss sitting alone in stunned silence.

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[starling-illu]

cosmere inktober day 3

skipped the prompt for this one because i just wanted to draw Rysn and Cord

[sniffanimal]

My fill for the @cosmere-mini-bang!! This is art for In Which Rysn Meets Some Friends, by AlyLily! Go check it, and the other works in this bang out!

[comiclysmic]

Cord and Rysn from The Stormlight Archive

✒️ Made in ClipStudio Paint

[cosmerelists]

What Your Preferred Femslash Cosmere Ships Say About You

Happy Femslash February! I've done these "what your preferred ships" say lists before, if you'd like to check out the old ones: [Kaladin ships, Navani ships, Jasnah ships; also Moash ships by @cosmereplay]

But for now, let's judge you (yes, you!) based on your favorite femslash ships.

Vin x Shallan You are bold, inventive, daring. You don't play by the rules--not of canon, not of time, not of space. You don't let anything stop you, and you are all the happier for it. Good for you, tbh!

Navani x Ialai You may have complained in the tags that I left this ship out of my previous Navani ships post and you know what, you were right. Let these two old ladies fuck!

Marasi x Moonlight You may write fanfic where Marasi joins the Ghostbloods after all, or maybe you have Moonlight leave them to be with Marasi. Either way, you saw the sparks between them and you're running with it.

Ranette x Jaxy It's not like you can let the only (?) canon lesbian ship not get love! Not when it's gun lesbians!

Sarene x Eshen You look at an early, barely-any-women work of Sanderson and you think, "You know what would fix this? Gay sex."

Shallan x Veil It's about the longing. It's about the inability to physically exist in the same space together. It's about the self-acceptance.

Cord x Rysn You've either read Dawnshard or you've seen literally any art of these two.

Raboniel x Navani You don't need your femslash ships to be "sweet" or "loving" or "healthy." You see some twisted devotion and erotic violence and say "Sign me the HELL up."

Transfem Kaladin x Leshwi You have a brilliant and beautiful mind.

Yumi x Shallan I don't know that the shippers for this exist...but now that I've said it, you're thinking about it, right? They're gonna sit on a bench and talk about the beautiful women they see. They're gonna talk art. They're gonna be bi4bi. You see it now. You're welcome.

[lamaery]

Shard roller disco: Roshar 3 Bonus Dawnshard edition

The song to set the mood: Lizzo - It's About Damn Time (which also has been the ear worm of today, running on repeat in my head ... which could be worse) More Shard Roller Disco AU: Roshar Nalthis Sel and Scadrial Scadrial 2 First of the Sun and Taldain Threnody Roshar 2 (row spoilers)

[virtualtear00]

Dawnshard is really good! Love the characters and more cosmere lore!

[herdaz]

I love Them

[sunroseofthewood]

Little Corysn comic c:

+ bonus

[trishyeves]

Soon I shall break free of the shackles that bind me and unleash more of the ships I crave onto the world without any remorse

[cosmereplay]

[ID: a digital illustration of Cord by @cosmereplay, shown from the waist up. She has bronze skin, long curly red hair in a braid, and lots of freckles across her cheeks, arms, and chest. She wears an athletic style blue tank top. She's fat and muscular. She has one hand on her hip and the other hand is pointing off screen. Whoever she's pointing at is getting a full blast of her bared teeth as she glares at them threateningly.]

[gal-palanaeum]

a joint effort by gaybrial

Rated Mature, 5000 words, Cord/Rysn In a modern Roshar AU, Rysn teaches Cord how to smoke weed by the light of the party’s outdoor fire.

Teen-rated excerpt: 

Rysn groaned, laying her head flat on her notes.

“I understand,” Cord said, reaching over and patting her on the back. “This assignment is difficult, even for someone as smart as you.”

The presentation they were working on was a pain, but that wasn’t why Rysn was stressed. She had spent the entire semester nursing a crush on the cute Unkalaki international student in her econ class, and despite how much closer they’d gotten in that time—from sitting next to each other in class, to studying together, to chatting at the occasional party and spending more time outside of class together—she still couldn’t figure out if Cord was into her.

“Cord? You’re joking,” Talik had snorted when Rysn had finally spilled about her crush while they were hanging out, a bit high and very frustrated with her lack of progress.

Rysn winced. “So you think there’s no way? I knew it.”

“What? No,” Talik said, blinking slowly at her. “I meant, she’s obviously gay. Why is your gaydar so terrible?”

“Taliiik,” Rysn whined. “My gaydar isn’t that bad. She could just be one of those crunchy straight women who really like the outdoors.”

Talik gave her an unimpressed look. “I know plenty of crunchy straight women—the Reshi Isles are full of them—and Cord is not that. You should just ask her out.”

At the time, Rysn had just groaned and begged him to drop it, and while he had, the look in his eyes, to the extent that a thoroughly high person’s eyes could, said that this was not over.

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[starling-illu]

happy new year everyone!

finally getting around to revisiting some of my inktober art

[stuck-in-ardentia]

still thinking about dawnshard. still thinking about rysn and cord. still thinking about holding the ability to change within you. still thinking about how you hold the world's biggest secret and no one will ever know unless a world ending entity betrays you. it's just so ------ AGHHHHHHHHH