History Literature / TalesFromNetheredge

* PowerfulPeopleAreSubs: Runi Assam. WordOfGod says that, having been saddled with a lot of responsibility from a very young age, he finds the experience of giving up control thrilling.

* DarkSkinnedBlond: Jewel has golden hair and dark golden skin.

* {{Motifs}}: Fire crops up all over ''Bright Flame'': the name of the ship, two prominent characters being called Krake and Cole (see ThemeNaming below), and the fact that [[spoiler:both of their families]] end up dying in fires.

** Captain Zem --> Caprain Lue.

* ArtisticLicenseMilitary: If Zem is a mere Captain of the Guard (even a royal palace guard), what exactly is he doing side by side with the monarch and the head of government in the Great Council, discussing international affairs?

** [[spoiler:Captain Zem, the traitor, gets burnt at the stake in Runi's place. Even then, Runi is left wondering if such an end was deserved.]]

* ColdBloodedTorture: The series' baddies, such as Fry [[spoiler:(both senior and junior)]], Zagor and King Dia, are fond of this.

* CreateYourOwnVillain: [[spoiler: Fry lost his whole family to the Thunder Rebellion, and is set on making their former leader's life a bit shorter and a lot more painful.]]

* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:Zem, the Captain of the Guard who Runi had a crush on, [[TheQuisling sells them all out to the invaders]].]]

* {{Motifs}}: Fire crops up all over ''Bright Flame'': the name of the ship, two prominent characters being called Fry and Cole (see ThemeNaming below), and the fact that [[spoiler:both of their families]] end up dying in fires.

* MyGreatestFailure: [[spoiler:The day he did nothing to prevent Fry's innocent family from being tortured and killed by his own men]] still haunts Cole, to the point where he says he deserves the hell Fry inflicts on him on Bright Flame.

* RevengeByProxy: The Thunder Rebellion enacted this, horrifically, on [[spoiler:Fry's wife and children: "he never spared our families, so we saw no reason to spare his". Which inspired the only survivor to [[CycleOfRevenge enact a similar revenge]] on Cole]].

** On top of that, the antagonist of the first part of the story is called ''Fry''.

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''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/1566223 Tales from Netheredge]]'' is a WebOriginal fantasy gay [[PornWithPlot erotica]] cycle by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/mathildia/pseuds/J%20M%20Blackthorne J.M. Blackthorne]], premiered in late 2019. It is a collection of ([[ContinuityCreep mostly]]) loosely connected stories sharing the same setting -- the titular Netheredge, a region in a late medieval fantasy world.

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21622381 Bright Flame]]'': A ship's [[HookerWithAHeartOfGold pillow boy]] helps a captured rebel, and his life changes forever.
* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/21784669 Depravity]]'': The bright young chancellor of a small country on the brink of war finds himself in an odd relationship with the {{court mage}}, which seems to benefit more than just the kingdom.

* ContinuityNod: Past characters and events are referenced throughout, such as the protagonists of ''Bright Flame'' and ''Depravity'' showing up in ''Jewel of the Harem''.

* DefrostingIceKing: Myr in ''Depravity'', going from being distant and rough with Runi to practically singing praises to his beauty and bravery.

** ''Depravity:'' "Is Myr human?"

* HufflepuffHouse: Very little is known about the Northern Lands outside of [[TheGoodKingdom Bow]] and [[LandOfFaerie Perpetua]]; their role in ''Depravity'' boils down to [[ThrowAwayCountry falling to Zagor one by one as he gets closer to Bow]].

* ItIsDehumanizing: The fey all refer to Runi as "it" in ''Depravity''.

* MrExposition: Myr in ''Depravity'', Varak in ''His Tribute'' (via two rounds of {{Sexposition}}), and Adar (recapping the story of ''Depravity'') in ''Jewel of the Harem''.

** Inverted with Runi Assam at the start of ''Depravity'', where he is oblivious to ''his own'' love. He only agrees to marry Myr after some pressure from the side is applied, but discovers he likes the idea.

* SexyDiscretionShot: Surprisingly for PornWithPlot, there is one between the final two chapters of ''Depravity'', framed between Myr and Runi's affirmations of commitment beforehand and Runi's afterglow thoughts afterward.

* BeigeProse: Mathildia's writing style tends to be economical and to-the-point.

''[[https://archiveofourown.org/series/1566223 Tales from Netheredge]]'' is a WebOriginal fantasy gay [[PornWithPlot erotica]] cycle by [[https://archiveofourown.org/users/mathildia Mathildia]], premiered in late 2019. It is a collection of ([[ContinuityCreep mostly]]) loosely connected stories sharing the same setting -- the titular Netheredge, a region in a late medieval fantasy world.

* AdaptationNameChange: Fry in the [=AO3=] version became Krake in the Kindle version. Also, Archer got changed to Arie.

* EtTuBrute: [[spoiler:Zem, the Captain of the Guard in the capital of Bow who Runi had a crush on, [[TheQuisling sells them all out to the invaders]].]]

The first book, slightly expanded, has been [[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0973982GB published for Amazon Kindle]]. An [[http://talesfromnetheredge.co.uk/index.html official website]] of the series exists, as well as a [[http://talesfromnetheredge.tumblr.com Tumblr]] and a [[https://twitter.com/BlackthorneJm Twitter]].

* WelcomeToMyWorld: At the start, Galen wants to return to his boyfriend even if it costs him his life, while Cole wants to keep him safe and alive if alone, and then the boyfriend dies when Galen is away. At the end, on Sapsand, Galen is the one begging Cole to run for his life and Cole, having just lost his whole family, insists he must stay with him no matter what.

* ''[[https://archiveofourown.org/works/23319982 Jewel of the Harem]]'': A simple-minded [[RedLightDistrict harem]] guard becomes a king's favourite's favourite, which lands him in the middle of an international political intrigue. (Set twenty years after the previous stories.)

** The Kindle ExpandedAdaptation makes it clear that all houses, including "coloured" ones, have numbers; Galen works in the House 37.

* AdaptationNameChange: Fry in the AO3 version became Krake in the Kindle version. Also, Archer got changed to Arie.

* GoGoEnslavement: The outfit traditionally worn by the submissive fey is... not modest, to put it mildly.

The first book, slightly expanded, has been [[https://www.amazon.com/dp/B0973982GB published for Amazon Kindle]].

An [[http://talesfromnetheredge.co.uk/index.html official website]] of the series exists, as well as a [[http://talesfromnetheredge.tumblr.com Tumblr]] and a [[https://twitter.com/BlackthorneJm Twitter]].

It also has a to-be-expanded [[https://archiveofourown.org/works/25094059 appendix]] [[AllThereInTheManual for any additional materials]]. Also a [[http://talesfromnetheredge.tumblr.com Tumblr]] (on hiatus).
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* [[MyGirlBackHome My Boy Back Home]]: Galen's lover Parim waits for him to return from his last voyage on Bright Flame. After Galen meets Cole, [[spoiler:everything goes south and Galen gets cut off from home for another five years. When he is finally ready to return, he discovers that Parim has been dead for several years, killed by Calisto's StateSec [[HomophobicHateCrime for being gay]].]]

* BrightCastle: The Palace on Bright Water, Bow's seat of power, is tall, shiny and ethereal-looking.

* FreudianTrio: In ''Bright Flame'': Galen's moral and selfless Superego, Rask's impulsive and sex-obsessed Id, and Cole's Ego [[AntiHero torn between the two extremes]].

* FreudianTrio: In ''Bright Flame'': Galen's moral and selfless Superego, Rask's impulsive and sex-obsessed Id, and Cole's Ego [[AntiHero torn between the two extremes]].

* CangarooCourt: Varak's trial. All the documents have been forged, the dissenters silenced and the public opinion conclusively swayed years in advance. If not for [[SurpriseWitness Lord Caspar]], all would've been lost.