dakotasgonesouth (he/they)

Same as dakotasgonesouth on AO3 - mix of my fanfiction reuploaded from AO3, and my non-fandom poetry and prose.

[dakotasgonesouth]

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dame Aylin | Nightsong/Isobel Thorm Characters: Dame Aylin | Nightsong, Isobel Thorm, Ketheric Thorm, Selûne (Dungeons & Dragons), Halsin (Baldur's Gate), Melodia Thorm (mentioned) Additional Tags: Owls, Slow Burn, (as slow of a burn as aylin x isobel can be lol), Insomnia, Fluff, Humor, Were-Creatures, Were-Creature Dame Aylin, Daddy Issues, Dysfunctional Family, Flirting, Fake Names, Location: Moonrise Towers (Baldur's Gate) Summary:

"Dearest Isobel,” the newly transformed woman addressed her, head tilted in an owlish manner. “Selûne guides you, does she not?”

Isobel nodded, gesturing toward her embroidered Selûnite robes. “I am a cleric of the Moonmaiden, yes. With forms such as yours, I assume you have a connection to Her as well?”

Aylin beamed down at Isobel, her pale blue eyes sweltering with joyous intensity. “I am Dame Aylin, the undying Sword of the Moonmaiden, Her daughter and Her vengeance incarnate.”

Isobel’s eyes widened. She dropped down on one knee and swallowed heavily as all of the saliva in her mouth dried up. She could feel her heartbeat throughout her entire body, adrenaline coursing through her at the knowledge that the …owl knight? she’d been conversing with was Selûne’s very own daughter.

or,

Isobel heals a talking owl's injured wing one night, and is now unable to get this 'talking owl' to leave her alone. Not that she's trying very hard.

[dakotasgonesouth]

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dame Aylin | Nightsong/Isobel Thorm Characters: Dame Aylin | Nightsong, Isobel Thorm Additional Tags: Trans Character, Trans Female Character, Trans Dame Aylin | Nightsong, Autistic Isobel Thorm, Autistic Characters, Autism, Autism Spectrum, Stimming, Fluff, Humor, Sexual Humor, Forehead Kisses, Holding Hands, Writing something happy for once?, Hell froze over lmao Series: Part 6 of dakotasgonesouth's take on Aylin/Isobel Week 2026 Summary:

“You’re so easy to please,” Isobel teased her, her head turned to the side to avoid burning her retinas.

“Hmm. I don’t recall that being the case, from the last time I bedded you,” Aylin grinned mischievously, her moonglow dying down a bit as the conversation shifted. “You seemed to struggle quite a bit to fit the whole thing in your-“

“Aylin!” Isobel screeched, her face flushed a bright red.

Written for Day 3 of Aylin/Isobel Week 2026. Prompt (ALT): You should’ve seen her before… before everything. When she’d step off the battlefield, oh how she glowed. Literally.

[dakotasgonesouth]

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dame Aylin | Nightsong/Isobel Thorm Characters: Dame Aylin | Nightsong, Isobel Thorm Additional Tags: Domestic Fluff, Fluff and Angst, Mild Hurt/Comfort, Disabled Character, Muteness, Comes Back Wrong, Isobel Thorm Comes Back Wrong, Resurrection, Undead, Post-Act 2 (Baldur's Gate 3), Location: The Last Light Inn (Baldur's Gate), Cheek Kisses, Hugs, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD Series: Part 5 of dakotasgonesouth's take on Aylin/Isobel Week 2026 Summary:

Frigid arms wrapped around Aylin. Isobel’s deathly thin hands laid to rest on top of Aylin’s own, guiding her aggressive movements with the knife until her shaking subsided. It took a while, because in addition to her stress-induced tremors, she was now shivering at Isobel’s freezing touch.

Or,

What if Isobel came back just a bit more corpse-like, and struggled to regain some of her more complex fine motor skills, like talking?

Written for Day 7 of Aylin/Isobel Week 2026. Prompt: I don’t fear death. But this is not our day to die.

[dakotasgonesouth]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dame Aylin | Nightsong/Isobel Thorm, Dame Aylin | Nightsong/Shadowheart/Isobel Thorm, Dame Aylin | Nightsong/Shadowheart, Shadowheart/Isobel Thorm Characters: Isobel Thorm, Dame Aylin | Nightsong, Shadowheart (Baldur's Gate), Astarion (Baldur's Gate), Lae'zel (Baldur's Gate), Karlach (Baldur's Gate), Wyll (Baldur's Gate), Gale (Baldur's Gate), Shar (Dungeons & Dragons), Selûne (Dungeons & Dragons), Myrkul (Dungeons & Dragons) Additional Tags: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Depression, Shame, Dissociation, Disordered Eating, Religious Guilt, Nausea, Pre-Poly, Polyamory Negotiations, Holding Hands, Surprise Kissing, Gentle Kissing, Kissing, Fluff, Humor, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Comes Back Wrong, Isobel Thorm Comes Back Wrong Series: Part 4 of dakotasgonesouth's take on Aylin/Isobel Week 2026 Summary:

Isobel felt like something, someone, was missing. Not her angel, Aylin was out hunting. Not the oldies, they all went to bed at sunset… someone else.

Ah, the terrier. I don’t think I’ve seen her all day… I don’t know if she should be left alone, considering what she just went through. Regardless, I need to thank her for saving Aylin. Making sure she’s alright is the least I can do.

Written for Day 5 of Aylin/Isobel Week. Prompt: Reject the moon, if it be your will. It will not stop Her from lending you Her light.

[dakotasgonesouth]

hey y’all, just an update on my AO3:

I’m not quite on hiatus, I’m definitely still writing, but several facets of my life are all kicking my ass right now and it’s making writing very difficult. My physical health and mental health are both pretty terrible right now, I have constantly elevated cortisol levels and the physical and mental effects of that long-term stress are rough. Being a college student in addition to those factors doesn’t leave me with a lot of spoons for writing.

I know that writing fanfiction isn’t something I’m getting paid to do, so it’s not the end of the world if I don’t get fics done when they’re supposed to be for challenges like Aylin/Isobel Week 2026, but I didn’t want to worry/confuse anyone with the order and timing of my fics being uploaded for this challenge and in general.

Ultimately, I write to process things going on in my own life, so I’m not going to stop anytime soon, I just need to leave myself more time to rest. Love y’all, the thoughtful and kind comments you’ve been leaving on my recent fics make my whole week.

[dakotasgonesouth]

Chapters: 2/2 Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Dame Aylin | Nightsong/Isobel Thorm Characters: Dame Aylin | Nightsong, Isobel Thorm, Ketheric Thorm (mentioned), Balthazar (Baldur's Gate) (mentioned), Selûne (Dungeons & Dragons) (mentioned) Additional Tags: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Implied/Referenced Torture, Aftermath of Torture, Grief/Mourning, Mommy Issues, is it still mommy issues when your mom is a goddess?, Crisis of Faith, Loss of Faith, Loss of Trust, Crying, Amputation (Temporary), Depression, Suicidal Thoughts, Self-Hatred, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Baggage, Fluff, Fluff and Angst, Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending Series: Part 3 of dakotasgonesouth's take on Aylin/Isobel Week 2026 Summary:

Aylin’s throat tightened. She wrapped her arms around her legs and squeezed, attempting to ground herself.

My mother could not or would not reach me for a century. I am not sure which would be preferable. Shame curdled in her gut at her own casual blasphemy. Some Sword of the Moonmaiden she was, questioning Selûne’s motives and capabilities.

Written for days 4 & 6 of Aylin/Isobel Week 2026. Prompts: (Ch. 1) A paladin's fatigue, no doubt. (Ch. 2) An experienced cleric can tell such things.

[dakotasgonesouth]

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Major Character Death Relationships: Dame Aylin | Nightsong/Isobel Thorm (referenced) Characters: Dame Aylin | Nightsong, Selûne (Dungeons & Dragons), Ketheric Thorm, Melodia Thorm (mentioned) Additional Tags: Grief/Mourning, Location: Waterdeep (Dungeons & Dragons), Location: Moonrise Towers (Baldur's Gate), Pre-Canon, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence (maybe?), i can't remember if they got together before melodia died in canon, Crisis of Faith, Loss of Faith, Mommy Issues, only a little bit though Series: Part 2 of dakotasgonesouth's take on Aylin/Isobel Week 2026 Summary:

Aylin straightened up, looking down at the grieving man. “I came at Selûne’s request, to offer Her condolences to you and Isobel.”

“Well, tell that moonbitch to send them back. If she cared, she wouldn’t have let Melodia die.” From where he glared up at her, the bitterness of this man was almost palpable.

Day 2 of Aylin/Isobel Week 2026. Prompt: True, we live at the mercy of the gods. But we get to choose to whom we yoke our fate.

[dakotasgonesouth]

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dame Aylin | Nightsong/Isobel Thorm Characters: Dame Aylin | Nightsong, Isobel Thorm (mentioned) Additional Tags: Poetry, Inspired by Shakespeare, Shakespearean Sonnets, Post-Act 2 (Baldur's Gate 3), Useless Lesbians, Fluff, Comfort No Hurt, Anniversary Summary:

A poem from Aylin’s perspective, dictated by one of the party members at Aylin’s request sometime during act 3 to be given to Isobel for their anniversary.

Written for Aylin/Isobel Week 2026 Day 1.

[dakotasgonesouth]

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: The Owl House (Cartoon) Rating: General Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Eda Clawthorne & Luz Noceda Characters: Eda Clawthorne, Luz Noceda, Camila Noceda (mentioned), Vee (The Owl House) (vaguely alluded to) Additional Tags: Eda Clawthorne Needs a Hug, Eda Clawthorne Needs Therapy, Luz Noceda Needs a Hug, Luz Noceda Needs Therapy, Luz Noceda Has ADHD and Autism, Luz Noceda Has Depression, Luz Noceda Has an Anxiety Disorder, Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder, Autism, Depression, Anxiety, Abandonment Issues, Bonding, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Family Fluff, Crying, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Found Family, Mommy Issues, luz is a neurodivergent child she is gonna struggle with nuance in this one, sorry to Camila but for the sake of this fic it is what it is, Disordered Eating, Songfic (technically)

Summary:  “Thanks, mom,” the human rasped with teary eyes, tension shooting up her spine when she realized what she had just said. Brown eyes widening, Luz took off like a rocket, slamming the door to her room in her haste to retreat from her verbal blunder.

Eda’s hand dropped quickly back down to her side. Her heart clenched painfully at the reminder of the shitty hand Luz had been dealt (and, a selfish part of her brain interjected, at the idea that Luz was ashamed she had seen Eda as a mother).

Title derived from the lyrics of "How To Live With Yourself" by PUP.

[aylinisobel-week]

Here's the full list of prompts for Aylin/Isobel Week 2026! You can find the announcement post for the event here.

Each day's prompt consists of two quotes from the game, one from Aylin and one from Isobel, for you to use as inspiration however you wish. There is also a bonus 8th prompt you can use as a substitute for any one of the others - or as an excuse for an extra bit of creativity. Have fun!

Full text of the prompt schedule under the cut.

PROMPT LIST

Feb 23rd, Day 1

Aylin: I adored her from the moment I beheld her sweet face, her great, wise eyes.

Isobel: I fell in love with Aylin swiftly. It was as easy as breathing.

Feb 24th, Day 2

Aylin: True, we live at the mercy of the gods. But we get to choose to whom we yoke our fate.

Isobel: Maybe she [Selûne] was waiting for one of us to find this place ourselves. Free will, and all that.

Feb 25th, Day 3 

Aylin: The Moonmaiden's silver light can cut as sharp as any sword. I wield it this day.

Isobel: The Moonmaiden's silver light is a shield in dark times. Today, it is mine to wield.

Feb 26th, Day 4

Aylin: A paladin's fatigue, no doubt.

Isobel: I cannot get it out - it will never out, this death that reeks within me. 

Feb 27th, Day 5

Aylin: Reject the moon, if it be your will. It will not stop her from lending you her light.

Isobel: All things with her [Selûne's] strength. You know the litany.

Feb 28th, Day 6 

Aylin: Your intuitions are my lodestar, darling.

Isobel: An experienced cleric can tell such things.

Mar 1st, Day 7

Aylin: Shar herself could not dim her [Selûne's] face. And you will never dim mine.

Isobel: I don't fear death. But this is not our day to die.

BONUS/ALT

Aylin: We will hie us to the Hill of the Headless Dancer and bare our flesh beneath the cleansing light of the moon's soft gaze. 

Isobel: You should've seen her [Aylin] before... before everything. When she'd step off the battlefield, oh how she glowed. Literally.

[dakotasgonesouth]

Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games) Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Dame Aylin | Nightsong/Isobel Thorm, Isobel Thorm & Ketheric Thorm Characters: Selûne (Dungeons & Dragons), Dame Aylin | Nightsong, Isobel Thorm, Ketheric Thorm Additional Tags: Courting Rituals, Falling In Love, Love at First Sight, Arguing, Grief/Mourning, Unhealthy Coping Mechanisms, Flashbacks, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Hurt/Comfort, Light Angst, Angst with a Happy Ending, Elf Ears Are Sensitive (Dungeons & Dragons), expressive ears, Religious Imagery & Symbolism, Biblical Allusions (Abrahamic Religions), there’s like one and it’s purely for the sake of humor, First Kiss

Summary: Aylin recalls how her ability to accurately guess someone’s intentions is both a blessing and a curse, through her first time meeting Isobel and Ketheric Thorm.

[dakotasgonesouth]

Chapters: 1/? Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games) Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Lae'zel/Shadowheart (Baldur's Gate) Characters: Shadowheart (Baldur's Gate), Lae'zel (Baldur's Gate), Arnell Hallowleaf, Emmeline Hallowleaf, Karlach (Baldur's Gate), Gale (Baldur's Gate) Additional Tags: Anxiety, Anger, Angst, Fluff, Fluff and Angst, Whump, Mommy Issues, Past Torture, Cuddling & Snuggling, Memory Loss, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD Summary:

Shadowheart thought the hardest part of reconnecting with her parents would be physically freeing them from Shar's clutches. As she's now discovering, she could not have been more wrong.

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Chapters: 1/1 Fandom: Baldur's Gate (Video Games) Rating: Mature Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death Relationships: Dame Aylin | Nightsong/Isobel Thorm Characters: Dame Aylin | Nightsong, Isobel Thorm, Jaheira (Baldur's Gate), Ketheric Thorm (mentioned), Melodia Thorm (mentioned), Selûne (Dungeons & Dragons), Myrkul (Dungeons & Dragons) Additional Tags: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Grief/Mourning, Body Horror, Necromancy, Resurrection, Sickfic, Sick Character, Chronic Illness, autopsy scars, Angst, Fluff, Fluff and Angst, Guilt, Religious Guilt, Panic, moon lesbians, Scars, Ace Attorney baiting with this title, I can't help it Summary:

Isobel did not know which deity or devil Ketheric had bargained with for her return to the living, but she knew with complete certainty that it had not been Selûne. The Moonmaiden had no use for the vile magic that now simmered below Isobel’s skin, closer to the Sharran weave but still not quite there. Isobel could not place the abominable power in the lifeblood that now ran through her, but she knew it was wrong.

The sickness that plagued her made her Selûnite magic slow to come, its radiant moonglow dragging slowly and painfully up the weakened veins of her arms. Her Goddess still saw her, that much she knew, but Isobel felt like she had somehow failed the Lady of Silver, had done something to cause this weakened magic.

[dakotasgonesouth]

Franziska von Karma keeps having paranormal occurrences happen to or around her, ever since meeting Maya Fey.

Chapters: 2/? Fandom: 逆転裁判 | Gyakuten Saiban | Ace Attorney Rating: Teen And Up Audiences Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence Relationships: Ayasato Mayoi | Maya Fey/Karuma Mei | Franziska von Karma Characters: Karuma Mei | Franziska von Karma, Naruhodou Ryuuichi | Phoenix Wright, Ayasato Mayoi | Maya Fey, Mitsurugi Reiji | Miles Edgeworth, Karuma Gou | Manfred von Karma, Ayasato Chihiro | Mia Fey Additional Tags: Ghosts, Dissociation, Legacy, Family Legacy, Perfectionism, Minor Character Death, Psychological Horror, Horror, Case 2-2: Reunion and Turnabout, Kurain Channeling Technique (Gyakuten Saiban), Out of Body Experiences, no beta we die like manfred von karma, Manfred von Karma is His Own Warning, the girls are fighting, and by the girls I mean manfred and maya, Case 2-3: Turnabout Big Top

[dakotasgonesouth]

The Existence of God

Often I ponder the existence of God.

Is he watching my every move, his gavel hovering above its sound block in anticipation of my next failure, so that he may pass judgment on me?

Is he a bystander, watching my life happen to me? Able to help me, but unwilling due to some cruel societal norm?

Is he a loving guardian, who’s trying his hardest to make do with a problem child (such as myself)?

Maybe the absence of God is like a guardian - his lack of presence doesn’t mean he doesn’t exist. But if he was my real father, would others be okay with how he was treating me?

[dakotasgonesouth]

Stars

Diana’s golden and cerulean blue gaze softened upon entering the room. They were finally back home, where they weren’t expected to be constantly strong. Where they didn’t need to fight for their life.

They took a seat in the plush crimson armchair in the room, the bedroom they shared with their wife. The warm tones of light from various lamps around the room added shimmering golden shades to her effortless ringlets of red hair.

Only us two, Diana finds themself thinking, a trembling smile coming to their ebony and tan mottled lips.

Only... only us, and our beautiful family.

They don’t notice they’re crying until the wet tickly feeling has traced down their face already, and salty tears are dripping off of their chin. They missed her so much.

They hang their head and let it all out, sobs wracking their whole body with the force they come bearing.

Astra sat up upon hearing it, her heart breaking at the sight that met her. Diana, her beautiful beautiful spouse, crying their eyes out alone.

That just won’t do, she surmised.

She clambered out of the big, plush bed and stumbled hurriedly across the room in her haste to comfort Diana.

“Shhhh. What has you down, honey?” She wrapped her comforting, lithe arms around them firmly. They gasp, head lifting abruptly.

“A-Astra. I didn’t... realize you were awake.” Their face flushed in embarrassment, their voice thick and stuffy.

“Oh, you.” Astra gently clasped Diana’s cheek in her hand, the same warm light from earlier bouncing off of the tear tracks that stained their face.

“I missed you.” Diana whispered, throat bobbing as they swallowed quite harshly. They bit their lip as more tears caught on their long black eyelashes, their eyes shining.

“...” Astra looked over at Diana, lips drawing up into a small smirk, taking their hand and bringing it up to kiss the ring that rested on their middle finger.

“I missed you too.” Astra sat down in the taller of the two’s lap, interlocking fingers with them as she gazed out the window.

“The stars sure are bright tonight, hmm?” Diana asked, a watery laugh following her quip.

“They sure are.”