EtherealVoidEchoes
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A rather rough Expedition in the Weald unnerves Highwayman Garrett. His mind can't help but think of his Curse, the cursed lands of the Estate, his darkest secret, and his secret courtship with Heiress Nadia Cervantes. It's all too much for one soul to bear, but with a little prodding from his close friend, he learns to open up so he can face the darkness.
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- Part 2 of Twisted Words of Time
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Every Decision Has a Consequence... Every Mistake Has a Cost by EtherealVoidEchoes
Fandoms: XCOM (Video Games) & Related Fandoms
27 May 2026
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Jy-Sol plays a dangerous game with her Masters' trust to find more of the truth. It might just cost her everything she had been seeking.
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- Part 1 of Unraveled. Metamorphosis. Rebirth.
- Part 14 of XCOM AUs of AUs
- Part 6 of Chosen Commander AU
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The Other Side of The Waves by EtherealVoidEchoes
Fandoms: XCOM (Video Games) & Related Fandoms
15 Mar 2026
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An operation to repel a terror attack goes a little sour for one squad that was deployed. Zhang earns new scars. Geist comes to understand why his friend hated himself for some time.
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- Part 2 of XCOM 1 Era
- Part 7 of Future Integrations to Main Fics (XCOM)
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Bradford's had a rough month so far, in between a nearly ruined faction meeting and an old secret being discovered. Jubal decides to spring a "friendly" chat on him to test some rumors.
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- Part 6 of Future Integrations to Main Fics (XCOM)
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On the way to do some trading at a Black Market, Zhang and Lynette had to take shelter in an abandoned house for the night until a storm blows over. They get settled in. Zhang thinks it’s the perfect time to ask about doing a certain something he's been hesitant to initiate for a long while. Lynette is amused and entertains him.
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High Priest Zhang AU.
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- Part 4 of Road of Redemption from a Twisted Design - High Priest Zhang AU
- Part 7 of Shaojie Zhang AUs
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The Spine and Its Branches - Alt Commanders by EtherealVoidEchoes
Fandom XCOM (Video Games) & Related Fandoms
30 Nov 2025
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Other Commanders besides my first, Jynn Gresham Reeves, who simultaneously exist in my AUs.
Here, depending on the fic, they are the "main" Commander and the others are Sub-Commanders.
Commanders:
Thaddeus Seaver
Kamon Áki Anker
Elli Shadiin Amano Antonov-Ferro
Lucian Mateo Walker- Words:
- 59,545
- Works:
- 3
- Bookmarks:
- 1
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Fics that take place during XCOM: EU/EW.
- Words:
- 33,911
- Works:
- 3
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Future Integrations to Main Fics (XCOM) by EtherealVoidEchoes
Fandom XCOM (Video Games) & Related Fandoms
15 Mar 2026
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These are fics that are planned to be integrated into their respective fics in the future. There may be some changes when those integrations come.
So a word of warning, these fics will contain spoilers.
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- 54,029
- Works:
- 7
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Unraveled. Metamorphosis. Rebirth. by EtherealVoidEchoes
Fandom XCOM (Video Games) & Related Fandoms
27 May 2026
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Find Your Light AU.
An mission goes wrong that requires Bradford to become uniquely Hybridized. Various shenanigans and other things ensue.
And Chosen Female CommanderxHybrid!Bradford centric.
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- 75,152
- Works:
- 1
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Various one-shot or short series of AUs that have randomly come to my mind or have been suggested by friends.
Can have slight spoilers for the main stories.
- Words:
- 203,603
- Works:
- 14
- Bookmarks:
- 2
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Noah Saetang's new patient sure is fascinating; a Templar.
He might be more then Noah bargained for, tho.Bookmarked by EtherealVoidEchoes
10 Mar 2023
Bookmarker's Notes
Like to come back and read this every once in a while. :)
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How to Block a User or a Work or a Series on AO3 by ao3commentoftheday
Fandoms: No Fandom
17 May 2022
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If there are authors or stories out there that you'd rather not ever see in your search results again, you can create a site skin to remove them from your browsing experience.
This was first explained in an AO3 News Post, but I'm going to go into more detail so that anyone with an account can do it, with no need to do any coding at all. Just copy/paste.
Updated to include how to block a series! (and a link to how to block tags)
Series
- Part 8 of How to AO3
Bookmarked by EtherealVoidEchoes
02 Feb 2026
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How to Block Tags With Site Skins (And Get Real Specific About It) by Stellar_Eclipse
Fandoms: No Fandom
25 Jun 2025
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Just some info I've gathered over the past couple of weeks, about how to:
1. Block tags using Site Skins, block only fics that contain both tag A and tag B, and block fics with a tag that contains a certain phrase, unless they are a specific whitelisted tag
2. Highlight the tags in pretty colors! Or bold, or hide them!
3. Block mega-crossovers with a million different fandoms
4. Select for/block fics that are completed/rated something/have a certain category/don't have summaries
5. Block everything that doesn't have a certain tag, or one of a list of tags
6. Block orphan_account and tag block by author
7. Block only tags of specific types (fandoms, relationships, freeforms, etc.)
8. Block fics focused on a list of characters, and/or fics without any tags of a specific type
9. Block every pairing with two characters in it—case insensitive, any order, no matter how many other people are also in the tag
10. Block by number of tagsSeries
- Part 1 of Site Skins and CSS Quackery
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 17,242
- Chapters:
- 25/26
- Collections:
- 2
- Comments:
- 608
- Kudos:
- 685
- Bookmarks:
- 777
- Hits:
- 35,344
Bookmarked by EtherealVoidEchoes
02 Feb 2026
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Reasons to post oneshots in a series instead of as chapters of a single work by ao3commentoftheday
Fandoms: No Fandom
01 Oct 2021
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If you’re an author who feels awkward or guilty about posting one shots as standalone fics instead of adding them as chapters to a single story, here are some reasons why readers love it when you post them one by one. I've also included reasons why authors might want to post them separately for their own benefit.
Bookmarked by EtherealVoidEchoes
15 Nov 2025
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Guide to Beta Reading (for Authors and Beta Readers) by theirprofoundbond
Fandoms: No Fandom
30 Mar 2021
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A thorough guide to beta reading for both authors and beta readers. Neither exhaustive nor definitive, but hopefully a good starting point that covers the basics and explains how to get the most out of an author-beta reader relationship.
[February 2025: Minor edits and additions throughout the guide.]
Bookmarked by EtherealVoidEchoes
01 May 2025