Bright's Writing

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This blog collects links to brightephemera fiction published across the Internet. Angst, romance, originals, a dozen fandoms, a little of this and that. I hope you find something to your taste. (shortform collections)(proper serials)(novels)(one-shots)(poems)

[Weekly Blast from the Past] #3949: Green-Eyed Monster (Lynesse, Emmrich, Manfred)

Today, a relatively recent piece from the Emmrook collection, Lynesse’s series. I have absolutely loved writing Manfred, the spirit of curiosity bound to a skeletal body and adopted as student and manservant of the necromancer Emmrich. He learns more all the time! And Lynesse, who is acutely sensitive to cruelty, finds none in him. They’re…
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May 18, 2025
[Weekly Blast from the Past] #1907: The Parrot

Today’s randomly selected story is a passage that never found a parent. It was for a prompt about animals.
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May 11, 2025
Dragon Age: The Cage and the Keepers

I’m posting a five-part series on Leif Surana and her time in the Circle at Kinloch Hold before the beginning of Dragon Age: Origins. These are all prompt fills from days gone by, finally assembled in chronological order. Leif always had a combative relationship with the Templars, and this shows through.
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May 6, 2025
[Weekly Blast from the Past] #3149: Tatters, Audrey 1.0

The original publishing run of Tatters was in 2021-2022. It was substantially the same story as the rerelease, just organized differently. This was an earlier day, an innocent day. An Audrey day, before the King’s segment.
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May 4, 2025
Active Project: Encounters (Disco Elysium)

I’ve been updating the Disco Elysium Encounters continuity daily on AO3. After some thought I’ve started using one-shots in a series rather than one multi-chapter piece. More flexibility that way. So there’s a 26-chapter baseline and one-shot continuations. Did I call it Harry and his Physique? Yes. Because the customization for this Harry du Bois…
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May 3, 2025
[Weekly Blast from the Past] Elara’s Log

This week’s chapter, randomly selected from the archives: Elara Dorne, shortly after Balmorra in the SWTOR Trooper class line, meditates on the recent change in her commander, Vierce Savins. It contains spoilers throughout Overcoming Adviercity up through Balmorra. I don’t think it’s in Adviercity’s main text; it’s a bit of a supplement. This one is…
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April 19, 2025
Build Me a Bunker (Farscape)

Farscape: Horny, dysfunctional, deliciously original. It’s got puppets. Crichton/Aeryn is my enduring ship. I give my shortest Farscape piece. Aeryn was struggling with the piping over the rear of the Prowler. Crichton reached over past her shoulder and gripped one angle in place. Aeryn started twisting. He didn’t lean in. She leaned out. “You scented…
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April 19, 2025
Crazy Ex-Girlfriend Shorts

I joined the shipping wars on two sides for the magical, the musical, the amazing Crazy Ex-Girlfriend. This show follows the antics and wrenching troubles of a woman who leaves her high-powered job to chase her ex-boyfriend across the country. Cue a thorough dismantling of sexist tropes and musical styles. I wrote three Team Greg…
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April 19, 2025
Bright’s Winter Wonderland 2016 (SWTOR)

It’s the Christmas special not made to drive you insane. A simple premise: Life Day and winter-themed ficlets for every SWTOR companion. Friendship for all! Lana “’Twas the night before Life Day, and all through the base, not a creature was stirring, except for our ace.” Wynston stepped in from the hallway. “The galaxy will…
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April 19, 2025