#dnd hat fic recs

[veryace-ficrecs]

DND:Honor Among Thieves Fic Recs

This list will include all ratings and tags, so read at your own discretion! :)

This list is focused on the relationships of the Party, if you’re looking for ship fics, check here next week and I’ll have a link to my Xedgin recs!

5 Times People Thought Holga and Edgin Were Married, and 1 Time They Talked About It by ughdotcom - Rated T

“Coming!” Edgin responded, necklace firmly secured. “Did he say that we were together?”

“He did. Disgusting, right? I would never date you, not if you were the last man living.”

“Oh, for sure. Same,” Edgin said. Holga slapped him upside the head.

just know you're not alone by Livesinbooks - Rated G

 I'm gonna make this place your home.

Ed thinks of the group as his little family, but he knows Simon and Doric don't really see him that way.

Until they both go to him for advice.

Not Wasted by enchantedsleeper - Rated G

Edgin wants to make sure that Holga knows the tablet wasn't wasted.

Holga just thinks he's wasted.

They get there in the end.

I close my eyes and Plumage grows by TheHoardingPuffin - Rated G

Doric tries out a few new wild shapes she hasn't done before. 

'Tis Better to Have Loved and Lost by enchantedsleeper - Rated G

 "I'm so, so sorry," he told her: the thing that he'd been waiting - how long had it been now? Sixteen years? - to say.

 Zia brushed her hair back behind one ear - a gesture he remembered with aching fondness - and smiled at him gently. "Don't be," she said. "You didn't do this."

Edgin dies, briefly, and sees his wife again.

so come with me, we'll go and see (the big rock candy mountains) by no_writing_just_ideas_without_motivation - Rated T

Edgin’s fucked up a few times. This is common knowledge, just as how it is common knowledge the sky is blue.

Contrary to seemingly popular belief, however, he’s not scared of admitting his fuck ups if they are, in fact, his fault.

A Friend in Need by seed_to_sickle - Rated G

A flurry of commotion woke Holga from where she had fallen into an uneasy doze in her chair. She jerked awake with a start as Edgin shot upright, wheezing and breathless, gaze rolling drunkenly around the room.

"Kira. Kira -- where's --"

"She's fine, Ed, she's safe," Holga said, pushing the feverish bard back into the bed, and winced at the heat beneath her palms. "Now stay down, alright?"

--

Edgin gets sick. Holga and the others are not really prepared to deal with it.

It's hard to be the Bard by TheHoardingPuffin - Rated G

The Group gets stuck in a tavern in a village in the middle of Nowhere. Kira has an idea on how to lighten the mood. 

[stele3]

Chapters: 1/4 Fandom: Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar Characters: Edgin Darvis, Xenk Yendar, Other(s) Additional Tags: Age Difference, Praise Kink, Light BDSM Series: Part 2 of Kira's dad has got me down bad Summary:

When Xenk texts him asking to have an in-person conversation after a week of generic icebreakers, Edgin figures it's his opportunity to start the 'it's not you, it's one hundred percent me, but honestly this is not going to work out and you'll thank me for this later' conversation and let Xenk down as gently as he can manage.

That's not what happens.

_____

FIC REC! This is a modern AU in which Ed is a DILF and Xenk is Kira’s mentor at university. Much love to @rachie-neyiea for the gleeful back-and-forth, I can’t wait to see the rest of this.

[4c-aperture]

#this ship is so cute #but in the au where dnd hat happens but w jarvis as a demon it fucking rules #that had nothing to do w this post im so sorry to op

from @danielsarmand : #no but like… #prev… let yourself speak i want to know more

OKAY SO—

it’s this au about what if edgin was a demon—a WHOLE ENTIRE DEMON?!—trying to do good and live as a human, and the entire plot of dnd hat happens with some Minor Tweaks that gave me the same brain worms about this concept that infected 2014 spn casgirls (gn), i think. I’m warning you now, the sequel is a WIP since last year, but strange appetites holds up as a complete work and the prequel with holga killed me dead.

(spn mutuals look away bc i am going to commit some brief blasphemy)

on another post i think i said it primed me for finally getting into spn but ALSO it set my expectations for both spn and its fanworks too mfing high, bc i have NOT found a single thing to match “So what are you?” “Human, or trying to be.” I’ve thought about this exchange and the talks xedgin have—about what edgin does to maintain his own human form, about xenk’s transition (xenk is trans in this :D) as it relates to edgin maintaining his form, about the genuine horror of dnd hat’s villain takeovers in this fic*—once a month AT LEAST since i bookmarked it LAST!! JULY !!!

anyway, with the disclaimer that i have WILDLY different standards for fanfic and original media i read—it’s one of the best things i have EVER read, easily top ten fics of all time

*actually i lied i HAVE found an spn/destiel fic that matches this energy, its just it dials the horror of angels and purgatory up to eleven and i am A Weeny who hasn’t finished reading yet ._.

Dungeons & Dragons: Honor Among Thieves (2023) dir. Jonathan Goldstein, John Francis Daley

[crushcandles]

rec: like a fire in my blood by greyduckgreygoose (DND: HAT, explicit, Edgin/Xenk, 11k)

This is such a fun, rompy, the-film-but-more, instant classic of a fic. I love near misses, frustration, a furious commitment to Not Acknowledging It, and Edgin being so uncool about it all while Xenk is his funny, genuine, weirdo self. It makes the resolution so satisfying (and sexy!). I wouldn't expect anything less than such a pure delight from @greyduckgreygoose, but it's always nice to be proven right.

It didn't make much sense, honestly. He wasn’t even Edgin’s type! That sanctimonious kill-joy with perfect hair who seemed dead-set on converting Edgin back towards some path of righteousness. Who had forgiven Edgin before he even acknowledged there was something to forgive. Who seemed to effortlessly see through the layers of guile that Edgin insisted on cloaking himself with to the broken, disillusioned mess inside, and still seemed to like him for it.  That prick.

[dr-lizortecho]

okay, so this is gonna be long and annoying, but I need to clear out my bookmarks of things I’ve read and wanted to store my fav echo fics somewhere so I can go back to them, so y’all are stuck with a rec list 💜💜💜

A Milkshake and a Sweater Conundrum: Liz is out of town and Max copes the only way he knows how, Isobel and him have a heart to heart

Where I’ll Follow, You’ll Go: AU the universe brings Max and Liz together, she’s a researcher and he’s a writer, and fate makes them collide

The One: a sappy wedding fic to a Kodaline song

Blueprints For a Great Escape: Liz convinces the group to play dnd with Max for his birthday, because he’s a nerd

Change: Max’s POV of seeing Liz in the pilot

No Grief or Folly Ventures: Liz takes stock of Max after everything that went down with Jones (one of my all time favs for anyone who wants to know)

Today’s Milkshake: Max doesn’t like mint, so they try and find out which flavors he does (short but sweet)

The Great Divide: Max was adopted by the Valenti’s, and is Kyle’s brother (never knew I could love this idea so much but it’s executed so well) not complete

When I say “Forever” It’s the Goddamn Truth: Max and Liz go to Europe (the characterization is amazing <3)

I’m Okay With It If You Are: set in 1x09 but there’s actually only one bed, rip the Alamo room

Cowboy Take Me Away: Liz in Max’s hat, no I will say no more

Truly Madly Deeply: a future fic, set in the early stages of Max and Liz’s relationship, an alternate take on their first time

No Plan: Max has a fifteen minute break and Liz has plans, in which they are so in character it hurts

Beneath This Bowl of Stars: canon divergent 1x01, the psychic bond works a little bit different

[stuckony-summer-stocking]

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For the next week while you enjoy guessing who made them all, we’re encouraging you to put extra treats in people’s stockings. You can do this in two ways: Discord or Tumblr. 

Below the cut, you’ll find a list of the folks who have requested treats linked to their tumblr stocking post. You can reply to/reblog the Tumblr stocking post and share the treat there! 

Or!

You can head over to Discord and share it there. You can do this through DM if the person allows, or @ the recipient on our STB Enthusiasts 18+ Discord server if both of you are there. (Are you? You should be! We’re guessing who created the amazing fills over there all week!) We’ve created a special channel - #stocking-party - just for this purpose.

Treats do not need to be Marvel or Stuckony-themed, but they certainly can be! Here are a few examples for how to make someone’s day even brighter: fic comments, gifs, pictures of animals, recipes, moodboards, and Flame really likes being told she’s pretty - just to name a few. Exactly like the fills, this is open to everyone and anyone who wants to make someone’s day.

Anyone who signed up for a stocking - be sure to check your stocking post for treats! Treats are open until October 3rd. But if you want to keep sending love to each other after that, well, we’re not going to stop you!

Treats are CLEARLY LABELED on the stocking posts as treats, so please be careful to follow wishes carefully! Click through the readmore for the full list of treat requests or click here for the archive of stocking posts.

betheflame - "I love gifs, and jokes, and anything to do with any of my fanworks. Puppies are just joy in photo form to me."

FestiveFerret - "I love allllll animals, especially ferrets. I cook, knit, crochet, and garden. I love pictures of pretty yarn, kind messages, anything to do with any of my fanworks, puzzles and brain teasers."

HogwartsToAlexandria - "Moodboards! Playlists! Love notes! (🥺) Fun pics and thirsty ones! Snippets of your own headcanons about the boys! Additional prompts you think are great! Reclists of shortish fics (anything over 3k I'm less likely to read, sorry!) Links to artsy time-lapses (they're a drug of mine..) and anything that came across your dash you think I might like. Commenting on your favorite of my fics if there's any you like. Stick figure drawings about anyhing at all... I just love gifts 🥺😍💕"

ashes0909 

Bill_Longbow - "Mini Avengers cross stitch patterns"

hundredthousands - "Fanart, moodboards or headcanons of any of my prompts or likes would be loved!"

Corsets_and_Cardigans - "Moodboards, Baking recipes, anything fall or Halloween themed, pictures of cute animals. I knit, sew, cross stitch, and bake, anything themed there."

RedToni - "musicals, books, sims, social work, singing, baking"

DepressingGreenie - "Chickens. Secretary birds. Gardening (I'm particularity fond of: food gardening, native Australian food plants, Food Forests, cottage style gardens, and heirlooms plants). Dragons/Wyverns + other mythological creatures. Snakes with arms or hats... or both. Puns. ...and anything to do with any of my fanworks."

Wiggle - "moodboards, I haven't put up prompt or ask posts in forever come hmu, headcanons, stick figure art, wild AU ideas, gifs of the boys, puppies, and anything to do with my fics/writing"

realityfallsapart - "I do like to bake 👀👀"

Fearlesslexi - "I love pit bulls and reptiles so pictures of those would be amazing"

willidothefandango (nagth) - "Movie and podcasts recommendations (anything mysterie and science fiction themed) and pics of cute cats and dogs (specially weiner dogs!) are all appreciated"

RoseRose - "Kitty pictures are awesome! Really, any adorable animal picture. Dragon pictures. Anything to do with any of my fanworks. Silly headcanons are also fun! Also, fic recs!"

JimmieJive - "I don't quite get this section but, SNAKES, I love snakes. Actually any cute animals are great. Was thinking of trying cross stitch so any beginner patterns are cool too." "

Ruquas - ""I love recipes. You have a recipe that you absolutely adore and would eat only if it was socially acceptable? I would love to try it. And pictures of landscapes. Doesn’t matter from where, with water or without, with animals or without, but I love landscapes"""

Skeeter_110 - "Moodboards, art of any kind, recipes, prompts"

JacarandaBanyan - "Moodboards are always fun!"

goindownshipping - "I love to cook! If you have any go-to recipes, I'd love to try them out. I'm not picky!"

newtypeshadow - "Fanart, foxes and kitsune, wolves and werewolves, dragons, funny pics and gifs, cute animals, anything to do with my fics, recs, headcanons, marvel meta."

Not_Crazy_Just_a_Fangirl - " translations of my fics, book recs, pokemon, fanart, song lists, recipes, dnd oneshots?, anything really"

justanotherpipedream - "I love to cook and always love trying new recipes! Puzzles, animals, gif sets, cat/dog videos, fun crafts, colouring pages."

mayamoksin - "Art would be cool. :) Also interesting but simple baking recipes. Any minimalist tattoo designs would be awesome to see. Maybe an idea for a new tumblr username."

Dodo - "sewing patterns for plushies, and cookie and pie recipes."

asphxdels - "moodboards, playlists"

nativemossy - "PLEASE send me pics of your pets or advise for my garden lol"

ABrighterDarkness - "I love, love, love foxes! I mean, I love animals period but foxes are <3 <3 <3. Moodboards, gifs, anything to do with my fics/writing, got any one-pan/pot-wonder recipes to share? I also love reading and learning the 'weird but true' type fun facts/trivia!" "

Huntress79 - "- cooking recipes (only in German and/or English, please), from wherever in the world you are! - cute pics of baby kittens, dolphins - knitting and/or crochet patterns (again, only in German or English, please)"

Publisher021 - "Mood boards"

iam93percentstardust - "Moodboards! Playlists! Prompts! Cats! Foxes!"

Faustess - "Funny or fandom cross stitch, lower carb recipes, cats, owls, moodboards, gifsets, memes - all kinds of stuff!"

MercurialMagpie - "my favorite animals are foxes, cats of any type, and Western dragons"

seleneaurora - "art, recs, cute animals"

Aquatigermice - "I like dogs, fish (Bettas), Tsums tsums, cake, tigers, snow and coloring sheets." "

OddConfection - "- I am always looking for new things to bake, so recipes are welcome! - Dark fairy tale/witch aesthetic - The moon/space - Mythical creatures. - Libraries"

MassiveSpaceWren - "Recs for the things I like, recs for TV series that are nice to watch without super much attention (for example while drawing). Anything with feathered dinosaurs."

groffiction - "love crafts, art of any kind, stuffed animals, drawing, stickers, horses, cats, dogs, wolves, etc."

lokivsanubis - "fresh laundry, betting on random things, dogs."

LadyUkkey - "Art~! Playlists! Stories!"

[ill-gottenbooty]

Rating: E Pairing: Edgin Darvis/Xenk Yendar Words: 12,066

It was not until he had left Edgin behind, leaning over the side of a small ship, that he felt it — the first pangs of something…new. Something different.

Something growing, in a place where things should not grow.

or: xenk is growing flowers in his lungs, and he and edgin are dragging their feet.

[veryace-ficrecs]

Hi! Do you think you could do some good longfic? I dont mind fandom or pairing but only completed ones please!!

Absolutely! This was harder then I thought it would be, I found out that you can't filter word count on bookmarks doing this!

Here are some:

LongFic Recs

I Decided to classify "longfic" as fics between 40,000 and 100,000 words. Obviously someones personal definition of long will change but I thought this was a good range! Enjoy!

Star Trek:

On A Planet Far Far Away by blancanieve - Not Rated

Words: 40,636

Jim’s mother is spending her shore leave with Jim and Bones on board Enterprise. On their flight back to the ship after picking her up at Starbase 9, the three are caught in a sudden massive ion storm. Thrown completely off course, Jim makes an emergency landing on an unknown planet populated with huge, vicious, prehistoric beasts. Sheltering inside the downed shuttle, the three must figure out how to stay alive until they are rescued or can get themselves off the planet.

My Captain by kcscribbler - Rated T

Words: 45,091

Five reasons why the crew of the Enterprise would follow James T. Kirk to Hell and back, and one reason why he would do the same.

Ransom by blancanieve - Not Rated

Words: 57,399

Jim’s brother, Commander Sam Kirk, is kidnapped on his way to work. The Admiralty sends Enterprise to Deneva to find and rescue Sam.

Another Life by LullabyKnell - Rated T

Words: 61,865

In one moment, James T. Kirk is the acting captain of the U.S.S. Enterprise, on his way home to Earth after stopping the Narada. In the next moment, without explanation, James T. Kirk is an Academy cadet on academic probation again, barely a day before Nero will destroy Vulcan. He dares himself to do better. And with a planet on the line and no proof but his own memories, he knows that "better" means he'll need some help.

Supernatural:

Memories Bring Back Memories (Bring Back You) by sobsicles - Rated E

Words: 66,660

When he wakes, he has no idea who he is. Not his name, what he looks like, or why he’s flat on his back, staring up at the stars littering the night sky. The first thing he learns about himself is that he has shitty instincts, especially if his first one is to protect the blue-eyed man currently stabbing someone in the face. Or, the story where two strangers can’t agree on much and know even less, but they’re both fairly certain that they’re in love.

Lost in Time by drmcbones - Rated T

Words: 104,499

Castiel is alone after the events of The Song Remains the Same, left to make his own way back to the present from 1978. But the angel is playing wounded, and his power over time is not as precise as it once was. It is all he can do to cling to the one thread that will keep him from getting lost: Dean Winchester's timeline. He just ends up seeing more of it than he ever expected to, and it affects him in ways he never thought possible.

Wild by Castielslostwings - Rated E

Words: 67,990

Castiel and Dean meet for the first time on a plane ride out of Nowhere, Alaska. Castiel’s headed home after an impulsive solo vacation and Dean, a hardened Alaskan native, is just trying to get out of the impossibly small town he grew up in that’s got nothing left to offer him. They forge an instant connection over Dean’s flying anxiety and whiskey, a meet-cute that has all the makings of a rom-com with a sickeningly sweet happy ending. That is, until their plane explodes in mid-air, crashing headlong into the Alaskan wilderness and killing everyone on board save for Dean and Castiel. When no rescue shows up to save them, the two men are forced to make some tough decisions. To make it home alive they’ll have to trust each other and find faith neither of them has ever really wanted. Will they survive or succumb to the unforgiving mountain wilderness? And will their journey tear them apart… or bring them closer together?

The Martian:

Blue Horizon by Alexandra926 - Not Rated

Words: 67,890

Meet Mark Watney, left behind on Mars. Meet Mindy Park, left behind on Earth.

DND:Honor Among Thieves:

Untranslatable Shadows by letmetellyouaboutmyfeels - Rated E

Words: 42,394

There's only one thing worse than having to make your way through a booby-trapped dungeon, and that's making your way through a booby-trapped dungeon with Xenk Yendar. Unfortunately, that's exactly what Ed has to do to save the soul of his best friend. And extra unfortunately... Xenk might not even be the worst part of this whole thing. Nobody tell him.

Ted Lasso:

number four was always you by thefaceofno - Rated T

Words: 93,423

Ted’s phone rings. He looks away from the window, where he was watching the tree sway in the wind, to see Beard’s face splashed over his phone screen. He thinks about not answering, but if he doesn’t answer then all he’ll have done today is run to CostCo for no reason. He doesn’t need eight pounds of almonds, but he has eight pounds of almonds. a.k.a. the post s3 fix-it where Ted does some intense mental healing.

[veryace-ficrecs]

Xedgin Fic Recs Part 1

This list will include all ratings and tags, so read at your own discretion! :)

Click Here for general recs

and Here for Part two of my Xedgin recs!

he loves me, he loves me not by phiroths - Rated T

“What?” Edgin’s response was snarky, carefree with a hint of annoyance as he ties his last knot of his gift of golden strings to his aging instrument.

Doric sighs, her attitude shifting, “Ed, he keeps buying you stuff. They’re not even things you can use on quests or something, they’re specifically designed for you. They’re tokens.” Her explanation is slow as if it’s common sense that flew over his head.

He snorts, testing his lute and tuning it accordingly. “Okay? It’s not a bad thing, they’re great tokens, and it’s even better since he doesn’t expect anything in retuーoh shit.”

A note came out flat under his fingers.

Edgin was being courted.

Fuck.

It's Him Again by Triss_Hawkeye - Rated G

  Edgin is finally feeling at ease, which is instantly interrupted when a familiar figure enters the tavern. 

tenets of devotion by weatheredlaw - Rated E

Ed leaned forward and put his head in his hands. “This is ridiculous. You know that, right?”

“Eh, I think you’ve done weirder things.”

“Weirder than marrying a paladin and infiltrating a cult together?”

Holga shrugged. “You’ve done a lot of weird things. Don’t make me list them all.”

or: xenk needs edgin's help to take down a cult. absolutely nothing can go wrong. right?

Braided Threads by stele3 - Rated M

“Xenk?”

Turning, Xenk watched Edgin enter the stables at a jog, then stumble to a halt. He looked at Xenk’s face and visibly blanched. It had been some time since he had done thus; Xenk could hardly blame him. The mark on his forehead had caused so many to recoil from him over the years.

“Nice, uh, nice horse,” Edgin said after a moment.

“Greetings, Edgin Darvis,” Tyr said aloud.

“Nice talking horse.”

Xenk wiped tears from his face. “Edgin, I present to you my god: Tyr, the Sword Above the Clouds, Keeper of the Door.”

“Your god is a horse?”

Beckoning Life by Mirach - Rated T

  When Xenk learns that Edgin was hurt and needs him, he rushes to him hoping to help with his healing touch. But healing is not effective against a wound caused by a Red Wizard Blade and Xenk has to face his own demons to be able to save Edgin. 

We can burn much brighter (if we don't look back) by enchantedsleeper

- Rated T

  Xenk learns that Sofina tried to unleash the Beckoning Death on Neverwinter, and grapples with the fact that his past almost repeated itself while he was too far away to help. Restless and unable to sleep, he goes for a walk, and finds that he's not the only one struggling to come to terms with recent events. 

Not If It's You by G_Moore - Rated G

NO SUMMARY - TAGS

touch-starved xenk

touchy edgin

Fluff

not even quite romance

maybe romance eventually

half your life (you've been hooked on death) by roundtriptojupiter - Rated T

Almost six months after the events of Honor Among Thieves, Xenk shows up on Edgin's doorstep. 

if you get lost, i'll hold your hand by yourstrulytay - Rated T

If you get lost, take my hand and I will guide you.

The words keep swirling around in Edgin’s head, and he’s unsure as to why he can’t seem to get them to stop.

He almost wants to ask further questions; get clarification on why the paladin had felt the need to even say such a thing.

It’s- not bothering him, per se, but it definitely- okay well, bothering him a lot, actually.

Does he seem so helpless? Do they all? He knows their group is somewhat ragtag, all of them pieces belonging to different puzzles, but they all have their strengths. They won’t need help from some big, dumb, strong, handsome-

Nope. No. Ed’s not going there, thank you very much. He’s annoyed at the paladin, not attracted to him.

or, the three times that Xenk holds Edgin's hand for totally platonic reasons and the one time it's absolutely not for platonic reasons

  it's always darkest (before the dawn) by puffvisionary - Rated G

Xenk is not the type of person you can expect to come home every evening, a tired smile on his face and a request for a hug on his lips. He's not the type to step through the threshold of their home and shake off the heroic. His dedication and single-minded focus to his oath doesn't come on or off along with his shiny breastplate.

Edgin knows this, understands this, and accepts this.

That does not mean he's ready for the day when Xenk comes home without any recollection of him, of them, of what they have.

Well, shit.

Touching in the Dark by Bestbuds55 - Rated T

Edgin isn't the biggest fan of Xenk Yendar, but that is obvious to everyone. Well, except maybe Xenk himself. 

Odd Little Family by hollyjolly_42 - Rated T

"Kira found it practical to believe that her father would someday remarry, and even more so to believe that it would be to the woman who was already a trusted, guiding figure to his child.

Therefore, it was much to her surprise when a tall, handsome man interrupted her lute practice to ask her blessing in his proposal to her father."

Someone Lit From Within by BlackEyedGirl - Rated T

Edgin takes a detour when he realises they're near Mornbryn’s Shield. Xenk brings him along on a side-quest and the two of them have a number of enlightening conversations. (Holga has some concerns) 

Solitary Burdens by cupiscent - Rated T

Edgin's wife died years ago, but he's only just now letting go. He can't talk about it with any of the others, but Xenk - aggravatingly - understands. Perhaps neither of them need to carry these burdens alone.

Windows XP love confession by veryace - Rated G

  It wasn't common for Ed to wake up in an unfamiliar place, but it also wasn't uncommon. He had his fair share of unfamiliar bedrooms and houses in his years of barding before he found Zia. It was, however, his first time waking up in a seemingly endless field, with no landmarks to help him figure out where he was.

[veryace-ficrecs]

Xedgin Fic Recs Part 2

This list will include all ratings and tags, so read at your own discretion! :)

Click Here for general recs,

and Here for part one!

find my way back to you by Percyjacksonfan3 - Rated G

Of course they run into Xenk again. 

Mark of the Thay by BlankPersonality - Rated E

Edgin didn't escape the Beckoning Death untouched. He survived, yes, but it left him with a familiar mark. The visions of Zia that had haunted him since that day complicated things too. And now Xenk is at his door...? 

tys hard to be a seinte in the cytie by indigostohelit - Rated E

“The Material Planes are not realms of punishment,” said Xenk. “The gods no more deny us the warmth of physical pleasure than they would the warmth of the sun. They only warn us, through each, of the dangers that lie in excess.”

“…Huh,” said Ed again, and, lacking further retort, grabbed up the new tankard and swigged deeply. Then he spat it across the bar.

“This is water, though,” said Xenk peacefully. “You are going to have a hangover in the morning.”

Five Times Xenk Came into Edgin's Life by urisarang - Rated M

The third time Edgin ran into Xenk he had to wonder if he was cursed.  What were the odds he would run into the man not once, not twice, but three times?  It would have been different if they ran in the same circles but Edgin was no Harper, nor was he a hero.  He had done exactly one good deed, that hardly made up for all the wrong he had done—and it wasn’t like he was planning on doing any more good deeds thank you very much.

He was already a hero of Neverwinter, he had argued in favor of sending Forge to serve a life sentence in the very prison he himself had been sent to rather than be executed for his crimes.

What more could Xenk want from him?

“I have learned the whereabouts of the Thayans who killed your wife.”

So damn perfect by Have_a_great_day_please - Rated G

Doric gave a small smile. "Xenk!" She called, raising her hand to wave, and Ed's heart sank.

Exactly what he needed- for the perfect, flawless paladin to join them for a drink.

-

After their adventure is over, they run into Xenk again in a tavern.

Beckoning Death, Brushing Lips by Every_Raindrop7 - Rated T

Weeks after the events of the film, Xenk finds the group in a tavern. What he sees there is a shock to the system after he walked away from them on the shore. 

keystone by weatheredlaw - Rated E

or: edgin dies, but there's magic for that. holga and xenk make good on a thirty-five year old favor to bring him back from the other side.

key·stone

noun | a central stone at the summit of an arch, locking the pieces together.

To the Ends of the Earth by Moorishflower - Rated M

 "It is done," Xenk says. He holds up his own right hand to demonstrate, displaying the golden light that is already sinking into his gauntlet and disappearing beneath. "We are bound, you and I, until the magic is dispelled."

 "What the fuck," Edgin whispers. He scrabbles at his sleeve, yanking it up to examine the faintly-glowing runes that have encircled his wrist. "What the fuck? What do you mean, bound?"

Sent by the High Harpers to retrieve a criminal to aid in a desperate mission, and authorized to use binding magic to ensure his cooperation, Xenk comes to understand and long for the former Harper agent Edgin Darvis during the tenday they spend in Icewind Dale, surrounded on all sides by ice, and cold, and endless lonely nothingness.

aspect of faith by weatheredlaw - Rated E

“What’s our story, by the way?”

Xenk shrugged. “There is no story. You’re my husband, and we are asking after the relic.”

He saw Edgin fiddle with the silver band on his finger, the one they’d worn as a ruse on the island. Edgin smiled. “Alright. I can work with that.”

or: xenk once again finds himself running errands for the temple. sequel to "tenets of devotion".

A Bucketful of Feelings by setinstone - Rated T

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 After Zia, the Harpers had left Edgin be.  

 After Forge and Neverwinter and the beckoning death, they’d tried to remind him of his oaths, but Edgin wasn’t interested.  

 After enough ignored messages, the author changed.

Or, Xenk convinces Edgin to come along on a Harper job before he gets in real trouble. Real trouble finds them anyway.

Sunlight is a Kind of Burning by letmetellyouaboutmyfeels - Rated E

Ed's excited to get his life back on track in the wake of saving Neverwinter. He's less excited at how a certain paladin keeps popping up everywhere he goes.

Except for how he's starting to miss the guy when he's not around.

Yeah, let's not think about that too hard.

lay on hands by Tidecaller - Rated G

Edgin was sure he’d never met a man quite as irritatingly virtuous and as touchy at the same time as Xenk Yendar was. 

The Question by min0uze - Rated G

Xenk tries his best to answer Edgin's question

(No word count, this is a comic)

Close Your Eyes (You'll be Alright) by veryace - Rated G

In the days after Neverwinter, Edgin doesn't sleep. The nightmares that plague him won't allow it. An unexpected visit from a familiar stranger may be the help he needs.

or: Xenk and Edgin cuddle, thats the fic.

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To everyone in the notes saying "we should Avengers Tower the whole party" you are 100% right but also: we already are. Come on in, the water's great!

I recommend A Friend in Need by seed_to_sickle as one of the best instances of "they all build a home together" - the central focus is Edgin sickfic, but it's situated in the midst of this wonderful setup where they all live together and contribute different homemaking skills, and *mwah* truly 2012 Avengers domesticfic vibes. I love it.

There's also Ill-Gotten Booty by stele3 *waves* in which Edgin runs a tavern that the party all live in together, and I really like the Clan Lighthaven series by Uniasus, in which not only do the party all make a home together, but they also have a clan name 🥺

Please rec any other great fics I missed, and hey, maybe we can get a trope tag going xD

Holga obviously liked being married and wants to wife up another halfling (I’m right here and 5’3” queen) but I 100% believe were that to happen she would not move out of Edgin’s home. Instead her weird little husband would just move in and edgin would start making the mildest of protests until he realizes that her man cooks and makes a mean roast