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Shout out to this reddit hate comment on my moadolin comic post that had phrasing so bizarre it made me laugh cry. Providing aid and comfort to the traitor moash <3
Can’t believe it’s been more than a year of providing aid and comfort to the traitor Moash
Welcome to the 2026 Shipwrecked event!
Do you like destruction? Whump? Angst? Passion turned to pain? The Cosmere is the perfect place for it. Come join us in ruining relationships, destroying mental health, and rending apart flesh and bone!
To participate, create a Cosmere fanwork to break hearts--written, art, music, craft, all are welcome.
The Shipwrecked Collection on ao3 will open on August 1, 2026 and close two months later on Sep 30. Add your work to the Collection at any point during that time. You can also post it on tumblr and tag @shipwrecked-event or submit it here!
Is this event shippy or not shippy?
Both! You can wreck a ship, but it doesn't have to be shippy.
What rating?
All ratings from G to E are welcome! If you are making explicit art, you can upload it to a site like imgchest.com and link to ao3 and tumblr.
Can I write my favourite shipwreck Ati/Leras?
Of course! This isn't just about Stormlight. You can draw from Mistborn, Warbreaker, even Isles of the Emberdark for your inspiration!
Other questions? Ask here!
Sometimes you don't even get to pick your favourite character. She just sneaks into your head and stays there
fiction can be really dangerous there might be a deeply tragic woman in there who starts living in your head forever
Cosmere characters, Dalinar and Szeth are dating! What are your reactions?
As requested by anon. :)
Previously in this series: Kelsier/Hoid, Leshwi/Kaladin, Kaladin/Lezian, Shallan/Vin, Kaladin/Kelsier, Renarin/Rlain, Shakadolin, Shallan/Kaladin, Kaladin/Adolin, Jasnah/Shallan, and Raboniel/Navani.
1. Nale
Nale: [head in his hands] Nale: That's not Nale: That's not how the Third Ideal works
2. Kadash
Kadash: [head in hands] Kadash: First, you dated (and married!) your brother's ex-wife. Kadash: Aka, your sister. Kadash: Now you are dating your brother's murderer? Kadash: Dalinar, can you PLEASE stop with the problematic relationships??
3. Taravangian
Taravangian: I can't help but feel responsible for this. Taravangian: I sent Szeth to kill Dalinar. Taravangian: I didn't account for the heady thrill of a man coming at you, completely dedicated to your death. Adrotagia: Uh... Taravangian: [sighs] I'll probably need to speak at their wedding.
4. Hoid
Hoid: It's a truly classic story, isn't it? Hoid: The overly loyal knight and his master. Design: Who have sex! Hoid: ...Usually metaphorically more than literally, but... Design: [nodding wisely] But also literally.
5. Drehy
Drehy: Doesn't make sense. Drehy: Dalinar had all of Bridge 4 guarding him at one point--aka, Alethkar's hottest eligible bachelors. Drehy: Doesn't date 'em. Drehy: Gets the smallest, skinniest Shin bodyguard. Drehy: Dates him. Drehy: No accounting for taste, I guess!
6. Syl
Syl: Hey Kal, remember when Dalinar caught Szeth's shardblade in both of his hands? Kaladin: Yeah, I remember. The lastclap. It was when he, Adolin and I were all fighting Szeth. Kaladin: Why? Syl: Just, you know, catching Szeth's blade in his hands. Kaladin: ....Okay? Syl: ... Syl: Never mind.
7. Navani
Navani: I understand that people may expect me to be upset about this. Navani: But I think that each spouse gets one free gay fling with a dangerous mass murderer. Navani: It's only fair.
8. Adolin
Adolin: [Glances left, where Renarin is standing beside the towering warform Rlain] Adolin: [Glances right, where Dalinar is standing beside the diminutive Szeth] Adolin: Am I Adolin: Am I the only Kholin with no size kink?
9. Renarin
Renarin: I-It's probably good for dad to be with someone who understands his religious trauma and his enduring need to follow rules. Dalinar: [clutching the Way of Kings] What do you mean? Szeth: [clutching his oathstone] I am not following either.
10. Nightblood
Nightblood: Adolin told me that the best relationships are based on mutual attraction and having enough in common! Nightblood: I bet Dalinar loves Szeth's shiny head, and I bet Szeth loves Dalinar's excellent buttocks! Nightblood: And as for things in common--well, can I just say, "years-long murder spree"? Nightblood: I think they're perfect for each other!!
you have permission to pick that 2 year old "abandoned" project back up. it's not mad at you for setting it aside. and maybe time and distance have helped ease or erase the things that made you put it down in the first place.
Sound off if you're writing something for the Queerathon!
Here's a snippet from my fic:
“Adolin—” He waved her objections away. “I may be dumb, Shallan, but I’m not stupid. I know what love looks like. Tell you what. Go try and make it work with her. If she rejects your courtship, then I would be happy to be your backup beloved. And if she wants you too, then I would be happy to be your family.” He offered his hand to her. “Deal?” She looked down at it, her eyes brimming. “It’s a better deal than I deserve.” “Then it’s probably fair, since you deserve the world and all the happiness in it.” He wiggled his hand at her until she took it, and they shook on it. “Now,” he said, “I happen to know what her favourite flowers are.”
Sure I'll join in! I'm working on a post WaT Szeth/Masha fic (I say working on, but I started it months ago and haven't touched it yet this month)
Anyway parts of it will have nsfw themes, but here's a sfw part
Szeth was drawn from his contemplation when the door opened. He looked over and saw Masha in the doorway, wearing a tan robe tied with a yellow bow, her hair tumbling freely around her shoulders. There was stubble faintly visible on her cheeks, which she would shave before going to bed. Szeth knew that she hated having stubble as much as he did, though for an entirely different reason. She smiled at him. "Are you enjoying yourself?"
"No," he said truthfully. "I have been trying. But I can’t silence my thoughts."
She stepped into the room and softly closed the door. "Would you like a distraction?"
"What are you thinking?"
Color touched Masha’s cheeks. "I could join you, to start."
It was a somewhat odd request, but Szeth thought there was enough room in the tub. "You may," he said.
Masha undid the bow on her robe, then let the garment slide to the ground. She was completely bare beneath. She was stouter than Szeth was, soft from her life as a scholar. But she was not at all weak. She was confident and contemplative, clever and always seeking to learn. She challenged his knowledge and encouraged his curiosity, and together they worked to discover and open new parts of the world. She was beautiful.
Masha smiled at Szeth, and he moved to one corner of the tub as she carefully stepped in and settled herself. Some displaced water sloshed over the edge and spilled across the floor. "We’ll have to remember that when we are done," she noted lightly. "We might slip."
"We will not," Szeth answered.
"Really?" Masha asked, giving him a sidelong look. "You’re certain?"
"Yes."
31, 27, and 16 for the ask game?
Thank you for the ask (and apologies for the late-ish reply!)
#16: Which fic do you go back to and read again and again?
Bearer of Agonies by treibrayc. It's about Taln and how he was the sole bearer of the Oathpact for so long, and it's absolutely devastating (in a good way, of course). If you like angst and reading about how heros struggle under the weight of their burdens, but find the strength to keep going anyway, definitely give it a read!
#27: Is there a fic author you'd like to shout out? Why do they stand out to you?
One?! I have to pick just one?!? Even though everyone is so amazing?!
Well, if I have to pick just one... I'd like to shoutout @isdalinarhot. He's an amazing writer, and I really admire his dedication to writing rarepairs (it feels really weird to say it like that, though, because I'm so used to him talking about the ships he writes for that I sometimes forget the rest of the fandom doesn't really focus on them 😂). It takes an insane amount of dedication to write for those kinds of ships, and especially to turn out multiple longfics! I could never work up that level of dedication, and it's insane -- and amazing -- that he can.
#31: Which fic crawled into your brain and lives there rent free?
Well, this changes from time to time depending on what I read, but right now I'm obsessing over The Meaning of Purple by @blindradiant. I'm not normally a huge Kadolin fan, but this fic has asexual Kaladin, and Kaladin gets a very sweet and also heartwrenching moment of vulnerability with Adolin that gave me a lot of feels.
Thanks again for the ask!
Here's the link to the ask game.
5, 6, 7 with KalSzeth for the fanfic ask game?
5. What's something you enjoy about fic with this ship/trope? Exploring the vast hurt/comfort potential. Especially the hurt can go both ways for them. Plus their different life experiences and worldviews are fun to play with
6. What's something you find surprising about fics with this ship/trope? That there isn't more of it after WaT
7. What would you like to see more of with this ship/trope? Let them argue about how their cultures value opposite things. Let their past history make things tense, prickly, and difficult between them, and let it be a reoccurring conflict. Let their personalities and traumas clash and cause sparks. Let the fact that they're two of the most intense and dramatic men on Roshar make shit happen. I just want to see more of them at their best selves, with all the flaws and messiness that come with that
Nightblood: Draw me! Draw me! Can you draw me please?
Shallan: Sure!
Nightblood: Really???
[5 minutes go by]
Nightblood: ...didn't you say you were gonna draw me?
Shallan: I'm working on it. Almost done!
Nightblood: ...but how are you going to draw me from all the way over there?
Shallan: [holds up her sketchbook] with this, of course!
Nightblood: ...
Shallan: ...
Nightblood: ...
Shallan: ...you're a sword. Oh. I get it now.
i read this one fic by blindradiant and i love the concept of szeth having a crush on dalinar and writing self insert yaoi fanfics about it 🥹🥹🥹🥹 Ok? ok
colored version nobody asked for Okey? Okey!
Omg I'm so honored wtf????? I wasn't expecting this at all!!!! I was so happy when a friend sent it to me. I've never had a random person make fanart of one of my fics before 🥹🥹🥹🥹🥹
“I have something to say,” Cosmereplay announced. “During last few months, how many of you have come to me, saying your favourites feel unpopular compared to the rest of Cosmere ao3?”
Tumblr fell silent. Finally, the Mistborn authors raised their hands. “We only make up 20% of Cosmere fic. It’s depressing how everything is so Stormlight-focused.” Then the gen-only authors raised their hands. “65% of all Cosmere fic is shipfic,” they added sadly. Then several others raised their hands, including the kadolin authors. “We only have 500 fics, just 13% of Cosmere fic. It’s so few compared to Supernatural, or Heated Rivalry.”
“Kadolin authors, I didn't know you felt this way,” Cosmereplay noted.
“Oh. Yeah, but we do. We feel it too, Cosmereplay.” They glanced down at their hands, calloused from writing 100k fics for each other. “There’s so much pressure. We don’t know if we can keep this up.”
“I still have nightmares,” the Kaladin/reader authors said softly, “about the way Reddit treats slash reader and slash OC fic, and how they treat female fans generally. We’re so ostracized. Anyone else?”
“Nobody cares about female characters, either,” the femslash authors added. “Femslash makes up less than 10% of Cosmere fics despite having so many female characters. It’s hard to get people to care.”
“Я пишу по-русски,” the Russian authors said. “Меня это раздражает, потому что английский доминирует в фандоме.”
A few glanced at the Moashfuckers.
“What?” the Moashfuckers demanded. “You expect this to be a feeling-sharing party because the storming fandom-old gave you a sour eye? Storm off. It’s a miracle I haven’t ragequit this fandom entirely, having to deal with all the #FuckMoash from everyone.”
The Elantris lovers patted them on the shoulder.
“And I write kink fics,” Cosmereplay said. “I know some of you do not like this. It makes me feel different. Not only because I am the only one with 111 fics.” He leaned forward and winked. “Not counting BlindRadiant of course. We all feel alone and unpopular because of these things, right? Ha! Perhaps we can feel alone together.”
All this to say: when you compare up, also compare down. This counts in any community, and is good for your mental health. If you only pay attention to the ways in which others are getting more attention, more fics than you, then you will miss the ways in which still others are struggling.
And if you try some things and you’re still discouraged and you’re not having a good time in the fandom, it’s totally okay to take a break and focus on some stuff in your 3D world. Read a different book, do a different hobby for a while. This is supposed to be fun, so it’s sad, but not bad, if you discover that this fandom isn’t working for you right now.
So how to keep it fun? The way we grow and thrive as a community is by supporting each other. The only way we keep each other buoyed is to lift each other up! Here’s some ideas:
If you’ve run out of Mistborn fic, why not try a crossover with one of your favourite characters in it?
If you’re yearning for a specific ship, why not browse and open your heart to a different rarepair with some similar qualities?
If you’re an artist struggling to get your favourite ship seen, why not reach out to a fic writer and offer an exchange?
If you see fans complaining about racism in the fandom, why not take some time to follow @writing-with-color and expand your understanding?
If you see your favourite pairing in a language you don’t read, why not read it through google translate?
If you have a favourite fic, why not go back and comment on it (again) to encourage the authors of the things you like?
If you don't know what might interest you, why not check the bookmarks of authors you like, and see what their favourite fics are?
If there’s only a couple other people active right now who share your OTP, why not invite them into a 5 person discord and giggle with each other?
Or join the #Cosmere RP revolution that’s happening, and jump in with your favourite overlooked character!
If you’re in the Cosmere fandom and you ship any thing other than Kaladin/Adolin or Shakadolin you're pretty much fucked when it comes to the fic department.
Ranking Kaladin Ships From Most to Least Toxic
Ship toxicity ranking requested by @imtheseventh :)
Imtheseventh asked for ships ranked by how toxic or nontoxic they are, and I decided to use our friend Kaladin as a model. Now, just for the record: Do I think that ship that is more toxic is worse than a ship that isn't toxic? Of course not! Toxicity in fictional ships is it's own brand of fun. :)
F-Tier: A BLENDER full of KNIVES
Amaram/Kaladin
Lezian/Kaladin
Taravangian/Kaladin
These are ships that I assume occur because you want to see how bad it can get for ol' Kaladin. Maybe this is Kaladin's evil clone who wants to see the world burn. Maybe this is Kaladin whose spirit has been broken by the world's worst relationship. Maybe this is a glowing-eyed Kaladin full of hope who doesn't yet realize who he's in bed with. Either way--it's gonna end badly. Really badly.
D-Tier: We love it BECAUSE it's unhealthy :)
(post-Bridge 4) Moash/Kaladin
Kelsier/Kaladin
(Bridge 4) Gaz/Kaladin
This ships aren't just about torturing Kaladin. These are people with whom Kaladin has a spark, or could have a spark. But these are people who I think would be objectively bad for Kaladin. Either he's getting corrupted or he's getting killed or he's getting divorced.
C-Tier: It's allll about the presentation :)
Elhokar/Kaladin
Dalinar/Kaladin
Jasnah/Kaladin
Leshwi/Kaladin
Szeth/Kaladin
Hoid/Kaladin
These ships really depend on how you write 'em. These are ships with...angles that would be problematic in the real world, but you wouldn't necessarily have to deal with them in a fanfic. Like dating your boss. Or the guy whose political actions led pretty much directly to your brother's death. Or your real-world battlefield enemy that, sure, you may have chemistry with, but dating someone whom you once fought to the death? That's gotta bring some baggage.
B-Tier: Solid. Lovely. Basically no red flags.
Shallan/Adolin/Kaladin (or whatever combination therein)
Renarin/Kaladin
Rlain/Kaladin
We're talking canon friendships. We're talking on-page chemistry. We're largely ignoring institutionalized racism or assuming that people have worked through it pre-fanfic. And we're giving Kaladin what could be the romance of his dreams...at least in fanfic.
A-Tier: Healthy and Blessed
Bridge Fourgy (or whatever combination therein)
Syl/Kaladin
These are relationships I think are genuinely nontoxic. By "Bridge Fourgy" I mean Kaladin with pretty much any member of Bridge 4 during the Bridge 4 time (including Way of Kings Moash): Lopen/Kaladin, Lyn/Kaladin, Teft/Kaladin, Rock/Kaladin...I think it all works. Or, yeah, one big poly web--I think people do that too. And as for Syl/Kaladin--I mean, they're already bonded. They know and love each other. They might be the least toxic ship we got!
S-Tier: It doesn't get better than this for ol' Kaladin
Kaladin alone
But for my money, the absolutely healthiest ship for Kaladin is aromantic, asexual Kaladin thriving on his own with his friends. Unburdened by ships, by romance, by gender...this is Kaladin in his lane. Thriving.
The only way I can understand what happened with Elsecaller is that Dan Wells did exactly what Sanderson worried about screenwriters doing with adaptations of his books, according to this WoB:
Brandon Sanderson I have a fun story here. Early in my career, someone optioned the rights to make one of my stories (the Emperor's Soul) into a film. I was ecstatic, as it's not a story that at the time had gotten a lot of attention from Hollywood. I met with the writer, who had a good pedigree, and who seemed extremely excited about the project; turned out, he'd been the one to persuade the production company to go for the option. All seemed really promising. A year or so later, I read his script and it was one of the most bizarre experiences of my life. The character names were, largely, the same, though nothing that happened to them was remotely similar to the story. Emperor's Soul is a small-scale character drama that takes place largely in one room, with discussions of the nature of art between two characters who approach the idea differently. The screenplay detailed an expansive fantasy epic with a new love interest for the main character (a pirate captain.) They globe-trotted, they fought monsters, they explored a world largely unrelated to mine, save for a few words here and there. It was then that I realized what was going on. Hollywood doesn't buy spec scripts (original ideas) from screenwriters very often, and they NEVER buy spec scripts that are epic fantasy. Those are too big, too expensive, and too daunting: they are the sorts of stories where the producers and executives need the proof of an established book series to justify the production. So this writer never had a chance to tell his own epic fantasy story, though he wanted to. Instead, he found a popularish story that nobody had snatched up, and used it as a means to tell the story he'd always wanted to tell, because he'd never otherwise have a chance of getting it made. I'm convinced this is part of the issue with some of these adaptations; screenwriters and directors are creative, and want to tell their own stories, but it's almost impossible to get those made in things like the fantasy genre unless you're a huge established name like Cameron. I'm not saying they all do this deliberately, as that screenwriter did for my work, but I think it's an unconscious influence. They want to tell their stories, and this is the allowed method, so when given the chance at freedom they go off the rails, and the execs don't know the genre or property well enough to understand why this can lead to disaster. Miscellaneous 2024 (Oct. 11, 2024)
...And then I guess he didn't have the heart to tell his friend Dan Wells that he didn't write Jasnah, he wrote an angry princess who fell into Shadesmar and had to learn a lesson about controlling her feelings in order to escape.
The Masha one sounds interesting :) I hope Sanderson does that relationship some level of justice, but I consider you the #1 Szeth expert over him
Awww thanks!
I don't have a good passage to share from this one, because the characters were fighting me. So I'll just explain the idea:
It's far enough along in Szeth and Masha's relationship that having sex is something that would be feasible. Masha is a trans woman, demiromantic, and demisexual. Szeth is cis*, demiromantic, and sex averse asexual. Masha starts making sexual advances, Szeth freaks out, and they have to sit down and communicate about boundaries. That's basically the idea
*no version of Szeth is fully cis to me, but his gender stuff isn't really a part of this fic as it exists in my head right now
Hoid would absolutely say shit like "save a flute blow a flutist."
