The Story Aerie

Author: Jess Mahler

  • The Bargain (S1, E4)

    Season content notes: fictional slavery, con noncon*, pain play, pain play implied, sex As promised, the shelf had a stack of livery with a note saying it was for Mattin. It included a tunic, a pair of pants, and socks, all a dark blue and white, trimmed in yellow. Much like Jaffrey’s clothing, but fancier…

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  • The Bargain (S1, E3)

    Season content notes: fictional slavery, con noncon*, pain play, pain play implied, sex Mattin hadn’t expected to sleep, but he was roused the next morning by a knock on the door. He opened his eyes and saw only darkness. For a moment he didn’t remember where he was. Then memory returned, and he reached for…

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  • Planting Life in a Dying City (S2 Finale)

    Season content notes: The next day Tsouchm and Lefeng went out again to turn logs into boards for the city. Tchyawfu met them again but said little. And nothing of their discussion the day before. Tsouchm left em to eir silence. Some things need a little time; others need a lot of time. On the…

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  • The Bargain (S1, E2)

    Season content notes: fictional slavery, con noncon*, pain play, sex Countess Jahlene n’Erida had been barely more than a child the day she’d killed her mother to save the one person in all the world she had loved. Decades later, she could still taste Brit’s unwavering trust and love as he stood at her back…

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  • Planting Life in a Dying City: Tsouchm (S2, E8)

    Season content notes: Tsouchm and Tchyawfu spoke of small things on the way home. Tchyawfu, unlike Tsouchm, was part of a ‘pseudofamily’ and had news to share of what eir partners were up to. The few children they had had were gone, living their own lives. Some with partners of their own, one going Tsouchm’s…

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  • The Bargain (S1, E1)

    Season content notes: fictional slavery, con noncon (nonsexual), pain play, sex It takes a rare and desperate human to deliberately seek out a fae noble. But rumor says that not all nobles are the same, and Mattin Brenson is desperate. Desperate enough to bargain with Countess Jahlene n’Erida for the highest of stakes. Bargains with…

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  • Planting Life: Tsouchm (S2, E7)

    Season content notes: The next day, Tsouchm led Lefeng through the slums of the city toward the west gate and the worker’s market. The hard work of digging up the base beams was done, and what was left Paiokp and Kolchais could do. Which meant it was time for Tsouchm and Lefeng to start bringing…

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  • Mighty Hero Force Epsilon, Season 1 Finale

    Season Notes: violence, magical coercion and related self harm, references to suicide, cliffhanger Salem got the text while they were holed up in a no-tell motel. It was crowded with five, which would have been bad enough. But it had only one bed and the floor was the type of thing you didn’t want to…

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  • Mighty Hero Force Epsilon (S1 E9)

    Season Notes: violence, magical coercion and related self harm, references to suicide, cliffhange “You have not done everything you could, child.” He hissed. It had been five days since he rubbed their noses in the need to move, and they had no idea what to do. His mood had gone from sardonic, to caustic, to…

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  • Planting Life in a Dying City, Tsouchm: The Name (S2 E6)

    Season content notes: No one said much until dinner had been cooked, and they began to eat. Then Tsouchm looked up from eir stew and asked, “Does the council’s decision matter?” “Of course it does!” Kolchais said, “We can’t live in the city without their approval.” Tsouchm snorted. “I have lived in this city my…

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