Halo: Signs & Shadows

I write character-driven Halo stories with a lot of heart, quiet tension, and earned emotion. Expect canon-inspired worldbuilding, slow-burn connection, battle-worn Spartans, and the kind of love that survives war. Most of my work centers on John-117 and my Spartan-II medic OC, Lauren-116, with a focus on loyalty, longing, and finding each other again.

[lauren-116]

WELCOME TO MY HALO FIC CORNER 💜

I write Halo fanfiction centered on John-117 and Lauren-116, with a focus on canon-friendly lore, emotional depth, character-driven storytelling, and cinematic Spartan action.

Current series reading order:

1. Halo: Shadow (complete)

2. Halo: The Long Fall (complete)

3. Halo: Reclamation (complete)

4. Halo: Ashes of Earth (complete)

5. Halo: Fractures (in-progress)

6. Halo: Chasing Ghosts (in-progress)

7. Halo: Signs (in-progress)

Read on AO3:

https://archiveofourown.org/series/5939606

Start here:

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

I write and plan my stories myself. I may use tools for things like brainstorming, grammar help, formatting, or images, but the characters, story direction, emotional beats, and final choices are mine.

I’m here to share stories and have fun with other Halo fans, not debate my creative process. 💜

[lauren-116]

There are stories that stay on the page.

And then there are stories that start asking for a soundtrack.

Halo: Signs and Shadows became one of those stories for me.

The EP is now available, featuring songs inspired by John, Lauren, and the journey they’ve shared through the series.

🎵 Album: https://music.youtube.com/playlist?list=OLAK5uy_kQMKqLHZkf2b6dxZfL7aq_KEbSfZfCHng&si=Q7MuBxadaWUY38me

📖 Series: https://archiveofourown.org/series/5939606

Thank you to everyone who’s read, listened, commented, and supported this project. 💜

[lauren-116]

🎵 My music is officially on Spotify! 🎵

I’ve been creating cinematic rock songs inspired by my stories, emotions, and the worlds I love building, and now you can listen to them on Spotify.

Heavy guitars, emotional lyrics, sci-fi heartache, hope, love, shadows, and all the dramatic little soul-flames in between. 💜

Listen here:

https://open.spotify.com/artist/4OI4oapYJv3r62zpsCAmzt?si=fLX5TLyiSPihklMiinGpiQ

Thank you so much for listening, sharing, and supporting my music. It means more than you know. 🖤🎧

[followingabdiel]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

[lauren-116]

🖤 If The World Falls First 🔥

A John-117 song from my Halo: Signs and Shadows fan soundtrack.

This one is John’s dark romantic hard rock vow to Lauren-116. It’s heavy, emotional, and very much him reaching through ash, war, ghosts, and the end of the world because she is the one thing he refuses to lose.

“If the light goes out, I’ll find you in the dark.”

Listen here:

If The World Falls First

If The World Falls First A John-117 song from Halo: Signs and Shadows. A heavy romantic rock ballad about John’s devotion to Lauren-116 wh

Fan-made song inspired by my Halo fanfiction series Halo: Signs and Shadows. Unofficial fan work. Not endorsed by or affiliated with Microsoft, Xbox, Halo Studios, 343 Industries, or the Halo franchise. Created with Suno Pro.

[lauren-116]

So… I realized Adelfi Psychi is accidentally perfect for Father’s Day. 💜

It’s an alternate timeline branch of my Signs and Shadows Halo series, splitting during the Halo 5 era with one tiny change that rewrites everything:

Lauren-116 is pregnant.

Now John and Lauren are being hunted, ONI is closing in, and the Traveler has somehow become involved because apparently this poor family needed cosmic nonsense on top of everything else.

But underneath the Halo/Destiny chaos, this story is really about John-117 learning he’s going to be a father.

Not just a soldier.

Not just a weapon.

Not just the Master Chief.

A father.

And the part that breaks me is that he gets the chance to give his daughter everything he never had: safety, softness, unconditional love, and a home that never asks her to become a weapon to deserve it.

So if you like: 💜 John/Lauren

💜 protective husband John

💜 pregnant Spartan wife on the run

💜 girl dad Master Chief

💜 Halo/Destiny crossover weirdness

💜 the Traveler making everything more complicated

💜 emotional damage with a glowing cosmic halo around it

then Adelfi Psychi might be for you.

AO3:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/85635161/chapters/226872156

[lauren-116]

Chapter 14 is here.

A signal.

A world of glass.

A choice that will change everything.

John-117 and Lauren-116 follow Cortana’s voice toward Meridian, but some ghosts don’t come back the same.

Halo: Chasing Ghosts continues now. 💜

https://archiveofourown.org/works/84584621/chapters/227486916

[lauren-116]

https://archiveofourown.org/works/84584621

[lauren-116]

Halo: Chasing Ghosts is officially ready for release.

John-117 and Lauren-116 are stepping into the next part of their story, and the chapters are prepared to deploy.

Thank you to everyone who has been following along through Fractures and beyond. The ghosts are calling, and Blue Team is moving out. 💜

[lauren-116]

Some ai videos I stitched together lol this is from Signs

[lauren-116]

The ghosts are starting to stir.

As Halo: Fractures continues its chapter release drops, I just want to say thank you to everyone who has been reading, following along, leaving kudos, reblogging, liking, or quietly coming back chapter after chapter. It genuinely means so much. 💜

John and Lauren’s story is far from over.

After Fractures, the next shadow on the horizon is:

HALO: CHASING GHOSTS

Coming soon.

Blue Team. Old wounds. Unanswered signals. And the kind of ghosts that don’t stay buried. 👻✨

Thank you for being here. Thank you for caring about this story.

We’re chasing the next one together. 💜🖤💚

[lauren-116]

Halo: Fractures Posting Schedule 💜

Halo: Fractures is fully drafted at 52 chapters and is currently posting on AO3.

Current plan:

2 chapters per day

Possible bonus chapter drops when new kudos come in

Maximum of 3 chapters per day so readers have time to breathe

Important note:

Chasing Ghosts has also been added to the series, but it takes place after Fractures and contains spoilers. If you’re reading along with the Fractures drops and want to avoid spoilers, I recommend waiting until Fractures is fully posted before starting Chasing Ghosts.

Thank you so much to everyone reading, leaving kudos, commenting, or quietly following along. It means more than you know. 💜

[lauren-116]

Lasky’s approval..🫣😏💚😍🥰🔥

[lauren-116]

A sneak peek for what’s to come in Fractures 💚🥰😍💜🥲😭

[lauren-116]

This is what happens when you save one grunt on requiem… rumors spread… lmao 🤣

[lauren-116]

Halo: Fractures

Chapter 8: Guardianship

The Sentinels rose like the room had exhaled knives.

Requiem does not welcome them.

It studies them.

John-117 and Lauren-116 enter the Cartographer with Cortana fracturing at the edge of every sentence, Lauren still held together by damaged armor and a fragile blue medical bridge, and ancient machines watching from above like silent judges.

The Covenant want what waits inside Requiem.

The Sentinels are guarding something.

And when the Cartographer recognizes John as Reclaimer…

…it recognizes Lauren as something else.

Not standard.

Not understood.

Not safe.

“Guardianship for all living things lies with those whose evolution is most complete. The Mantle of Responsibility shelters all.”

But on Requiem, shelter feels a lot like a cage.

💙 Featuring:

ancient Forerunner mystery

protective John-117

injured-but-standing Lauren-116

Cortana rampancy cracks

Sentinels being judgmental murder lamps

and the first cold breath of something buried deep inside Requiem

Read chapter 8 now:

https://archiveofourown.org/works/83527926/chapters/221683411

[lauren-116]

Halo: Fractures | Chapter 7

Requiem opens its doors.

John and Lauren push deeper into a Forerunner structure that feels less abandoned than waiting, with Cortana tracing a phantom signal through static and old human voices beneath the planet’s silence.

Sentinels wake.

The walls answer.

And Lauren feels Requiem notice her.

“It feels like the place is waiting for something.”

A person?

“A decision.”

https://archiveofourown.org/works/83527926/chapters/221679831