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To Defy The Gods - To Find A Way Home

Pairing: Shadowheart x f!Tav Chapter count: 20/20 - completed Full fic length: 118k words

Chapter 20 - To Defy The Gods

Shadowheart drank from the Voidwell, but primordial divinity was never meant to be housed in a mortal vessel. Will it consume her? Or will she find her way home?

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Well this is it, the story is done. Thank you for reading throughout the years 💜

Here is also the complete playlist:

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To Defy The Gods - Chapter 19

Pairing: Shadowheart x f!Tav Chapter count: 19/20 Chapter word count: 5.9k

Chapter 19 - To Defy The Gods

Summary: Shadowheart and Tav lead an assault on the Towers of Night, where magic erodes memory itself. And at the heart of the darkness, Shar is waiting.

If you ever have wanted Shar to get her due, this one is for you ❤️

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Stripe edited by @fogno

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To Defy The Gods - Chapter 18 out now!

Pairing: Shadowheart x f!Tav Chapter count: 18/21 Chapter word count: 5.4k

Chapter 18 - To Break The Cycle

Summary: Shadowheart and Tav enjoy one night of freedom and go on a date before Shadowheart embarks to face Ao’s trials that put to the test the resolve she has found.

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Screenshot by me, stripe edited by @fogno Map by sp4rr0wsw3nch

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To Defy The Gods - Chapter 16 out now!

Pairing: Shadowheart x f!Tav Chapter count: 16/20 Word count of the whole fic: 108k+

Chapter 16: To Hold Council With The Divine

Chapter summary:

Before a council of gods, Shadowheart learns the truth of Shar’s designs—and the cost of stopping her. The group is left with a choice that could change everything.

You can read it here ❤️

Banner art by @cylinderarts Screenshot by me, white stripe edit by @fogno

Also made a playlist for the fic 💫

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To Defy The Gods - Chapter 17 out now!

Pairing: Shadowheart x f!Tav Chapter count: 17/21 Chapter word count: 4.5k Whole story word count: 109k

Chapter 17: To Find Resolve

Chapter summary:

Before the training and trials begin, Nocturne seeks answers in the Halls of the Lost, and Shadowheart chooses to face the past alongside her.

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Virtual photo by me, stripe edited by @fogno

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Meet my Tav from my story To Defy The Gods.

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Masterlist of my writing

Hi there! It's time to update my writing masterlist. I'm Shadowfallen on AO3. BG3 took over my life ever since it came out, and here we are. I fell in love with Shadowheart and her character arc in ways I've never experienced before, and I've written about her more than about anyone or anything else. At the moment, all of my writing revolves around her. I mostly write angsty sapphic f/f romance sprinkled with spice.

Main stories

To Defy The Gods - [118k+ words] completed

Dark Justiciar. Mother Superior. Her Chosen. Shadowheart gave her heart to Shar and cast love and life aside, accepting the inevitability of loss. What she felt for Tav was meant to be meaningless and fleeting—just a memory, eventually to be forgotten. But even in the darkness that settled in her heart, a light endured. It refused to die, leaving her secretly yearning for something more. Shar’s embrace grows ever tighter and her demands never cease. Until one day Shar orders the impossible: for Shadowheart to embrace the loss and kill Tav. But breaking the chains and defying Shar would mean ruin. Or perhaps… redemption. Click here to see what extra I've shared about it on tumblr. Banner art @cylinderarts

Screenshot by me, edited by @fogno

Before The Last Brew - [coffee shop AU, 53k+ words] completed

A mysterious new barista named Shadowheart arrives in town, turning the mundane everyday life of aspiring author Clara Whitfield upside down. (Modern Coffee Shop AU).

Banner art @araneapeixes

Screenshot by me

Short stories & prompts

Where the Heart Stays [Ranch AU, 18k + words]

After moving back to her home town, Eliza is encouraged by her adoptive mother, Jaheira, to try something new, so she signs up for riding lessons at Hallowleaf Ranch. There, she gets reunited with her childhood friend, Jenevelle "Jen" Hallowleaf, and soon, something more than friendship begins to blossom between them.

Where Her Lips Linger {collection of prompts, 19k words]

This is a collection of short stories based on prompts I've received from my readers. All feature Shadowheart and one of my original characters drawn from across my works. However, you don’t need to have read those to enjoy these little stories. Characters featured in this collection are from my stories: To Defy The Gods, Before The Last Brew & Where the Heart Stays.

Alternatively you can read the original versions here on tumblr.

Wild Brew [Before the Last Brew side story, 5.7k words]

Clara spends her days working on her novel at her favorite coffeehouse and pining after a certain dark-haired barista. One afternoon, her pining turns into thirsting, and she starts writing a smutty story about a Wild West-era sheriff and a certain outlaw called Shadowheart… I mean Shadowscar, totally not Shadowheart.

Atop Piles of Gold [oneshot, 1.9k words]

Your peaceful life in a countryside cottage gets spiced up one night when Shadowheart decides to introduce a little roleplay into your sex life.

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To Defy The Gods - Chapter 15 out now!

Pairing: Shadowheart x f!Tav Chapter count: 15/20 Word count: 102k+

Chapter 15: To Fight Through Hellfire & Brimstone

Chapter summary:

Even in hell, hope refuses to die.

In the burning wastes of Avernus, Tav and Shadowheart lead their friends through a grueling struggle against time to save Karlach and Wyll—and discover that the hardest battles are not against devils, but against despair itself.

After this chapter, we are in the end game of this redemption story!

Banner art by @cylinderarts Screenshot by me, photoshopped by @fogno