Library of Alexander

Museum professional, writer, world traveler, gentleman scholar

[alexghegg]

My Stories

Originals

"Truth, Beauty and Metallurgy" - Science Fiction

Free to read or listen to the audio version read by Yours Truly, also in the Amazing Stories Best of 2023

“I don’t regard the universe as owing me things I can easily understand.”

An expedition to investigate signs of intelligent life on a new planet forces the humans to re-evaluate their own presumptions.

"Fossils, Fog and Flippers" - Science Fiction

In the anthology "Beneath the Misty Surface" from 518 Pub.

"A weird kind of indignation rose up in me. I was starting to think there was something wrong with me, and all this time something was stealing my fossils!"

A scientist examining fossils on an alien planet's foggy coastline is troubled by some unknown force in the mists.

Fanfics

The Encanto Revenant - Disney's Encanto - Horror, Mystery

Rated: T

A seemingly natural and timely death in the community is followed by an outbreak of a strange affliction and terrifying events.

Sleep, Mara Dearie, Sleep - She-Ra and the Princesses of Power - Hurt, Comfort

Rated: T

Entrapta stumbles across the mortal remains of Mara, the previous She-Ra. The Best Friends Squad organize a formal funeral for her.

Ain't Misbehavin' - Hazbin Hotel - Hurt/Comfort

Rated: T

An expansion on how Princess Charlie found a wounded sinner and helped her begin a new afterlife

Kiramman Sick Days - Arcane: League of Legends - Hurt/Comfort, Romance

Rated: G

Caitlyn comes down with the flu, and she and Vi take the chance to get away from it all at the Kirraman family chalet. Post-canon but written before season 2 released

Midnight Waking - Arcane: League of Legends - Romance

Rated: G

Caitlyn wakes up and worries. One-shot.

Heart of Honour - Star Trek: the Next Generation - Adventure

Rated: T

Episodes in the career of Kirana, daughter of K'Var, officer of the Klingon Defence Force

Syberia: Down the Tunnel of Dreams - Syberia - Adventure

Rated: T

Kate Walker returns from Syberia, and begins coming to terms with what she's done, and what it means, while dealing with the enemies she's made on her way. Set after Syberia 2.

Most of the Way to the Moon - Bubblegum Crisis - Action, Hurt/Comfort

Rated: M

An unexpected opportunity is brought to the Knight Sabres to strike back at the system that put them through their recent crises and break the power of some of the future's most depraved power players.

The Art of Madness - Steven Universe/the Magnus Archives crossover - Horror

Rated: G

Statement of Garnet - no last name given - regarding a scroll briefly in her possession. Original statement given November 14, 2013. Audio recording by Jonathan Sims, Head Archivist of the Magnus Institute, London.

Blood, Water and Hock - She-Ra and the Princess of Power/Killjoys crossover - Adventure

Rated: T

The Best Friends Squad's post-war road trip has brought them to the Quad.

The Harlequin's New Clothes - Batman: the Animated Series - Hurt/Comfort, Thriller

Rated: M

Harley Quinn completes rehabilitation and gets an exciting new job ahead of the Christmas season.

[dragon-in-a-fez]

always thinking about how Mass Effect is virtually alone in getting it right by not capitalising species names. asari and krogan not Asari and Krogan. we don't say Koalas and Mantis Shrimp and Common Octopus why would we say Klingon and Goa'uld and Mandalorian? is it because there is a tendency among scifi writers and readers to conceptualise sapient extraterrestrials more as other cultures than other species? so when we write them out we treat them like Romans and Germans and Aztecs rather than monkeys and badgers and ferrets? what do we learn about humanity (Humanity?) from that? anyway thank you Mass Effect for giving me another minor thing to obsess over

[leo-fie]

It's also one of the only sci-fi properties I know of that doesn't just name species after their home planets. Asari come from Thessia, but they are not called thessians or something.

[alexghegg]

Not just naming the people after their home planet is a sign of sci-fi putting the effort in.

[alexghegg]

@godscasket if that account still exists? Post is theirs, photo of the snowshoe hare is mine

[boatgrave-deactivated20250901]

[mysteryteacup]

*Scrolls past*

*reluctant sigh*

*scrolls back up*

*rebogs*

[alexghegg]

A cursory tour of the Golden Hind, reconstruction of Sir Francis Drake's ship with which he circled the world.

Pay no heed to the fact I mix up the bow and stern in my narration. @oxenfreeao3 on account of I said I'd share this ages ago.

[phoenixyfriend]

Reblog if you write fanfic and would be totally down with your followers coming into you askbox and talking to you about your fic

[thenopequeen]

For my next trick, I'm going the fuck back to bed

[formerlyluckymanticore]

Reblog if you will never. Ever. Use AI in your writing.

[thememedaddy]

[alexghegg]

Hell yeah

[holmesandtheroman]

NOTICE: As more and more fanfic writers are using generative AI for their works (you uncreative dweebs), I hereby swear on everything I hold dear that I have not and will NEVER use generative AI in ANY of my written work. Everything I post will be organically and creatively my own.

[alexghegg]

You have my sword. Pen. Keyboard. Whatever.

[thethirtyproject444]

i love being up early but i love being up late. and i love getting lots of sleep. what now.

[depsidase]

[alexghegg]

What hbomberguy said

[alexghegg]

Not wishing to be a pesky fanboy, but I just finished Dark Star, sequel to Reflector by @calchexxis and it was even better! I loved the arc between Cass and Jemma, and I love the depiction of Jemma's faith.

As someone who's dealt with depression, though not to the same extent, Wally's depiction is bang on the money.

Hope there are more to come, but no matter what, this was just what I needed.

[alexghegg]

Just finished 'Reflector' by @calchexxis and that was exactly what I needed to read! Best parts of Locked Tomb and Dresden Files books with more dialogue and lots of feelings.

Since COVID I've really struggled with getting through print books. Either takes me all year or I just lose the thread. Got through this in a couple weeks and it feels so good!!!

[alexghegg]

Caitlyn, who constantly obsessed that she 'had the shot' and didn't take it, gives up her eye to give *someone else* a shot!

[alexghegg]

Commander Georgiana Owen rolled over in bed to answer her comm. “Good morning?” “It is a brand new day, Commander,” said Warrant Officer Gabriella Castille’s halting monotone. “According to Sergeant Franklin. Also, 07:00.” […]

My story, which also made the Best of 2023 anthology. Available as text or streaming audio, read by myself!

[smellslikera1n]

guys. guys. when caitlyn hovered her hand over that bandage on vi’s ribs, she was clearly going to apologize! and vi knew that and accepted the apology before caitlyn said anything out loud — there is so much depth in the body language and facial expressions in this show and i feel like a lot of people are shooting themselves in the foot by not seeing those things as being just as valid here as verbal cues. (or they just want to find something to be mad at?)