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Stories focused on the family and the friendly relationships of the cast. Plot-focused stories or light day-in-the-life stories. Pretty much anything that isn't focused on romance.
- "We finally found something a bit meatier." (Xenoblade Chronicles 3) [Drabbles and Short Stories]
by Ultra Sonic 007- Also on FanFiction.net and Archive of our Own .
- Recommended by: Patricia Lempa
- Status: In Progress
- Synopsis: A collection of drabbles, ficlets, and short stories set in the universe of Xenoblade Chronicles 3. (Spoilers abound for those who haven't played the game. Which you should.)
Or, one author answers question about Xenoblade Chronicles 3 we never thought we needed answers to. Like: 'What would happen if Z met the Nopon Arcsage?', or 'Why is Taion's Blade named Mondo?', or 'Why did nobody try to rescue Noah and the others while they were in jail for over a WHOLE SPARKING MONTH!?' - Tags: Slice of Life, Drabbles, Short Story Collection
- Also on FanFiction.net
- memories of what we could have been by Archsage
- Recommended by: Transistor_Blue
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Aionios and everyone in it is reincarnated in separate worlds without flame clocks or terms, the slate wiped clean. But nothing is ever truly forgotten, now, is it?
Or the time each of Ouroboros remembered someone they never met, and yet once were inseparable with. - Tags: Post-Canon, Mild Angst
- Xenoblade Chronicles 3: What if? by YoshimuraK
- Recommended by: Curly_Green
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Xenoblade Chronicles 3 is a massive game with a vast story. But...what would happen if something went slightly different? Deals with various subjects, but mostly crack.
- Tags: Crack, One-Shot, What If
- Momentary Weakness by Rozteka (Trope Page)
- Recommended by: Discar
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Being seen as royalty means there are a lot of things you cannot or should not do in public or private. Even the Queen of Agnus can have a moment of weakness and expose the deepest chink in her armour to someone in the hopes of just a little understanding.
- Notes: Queen Nia gets a little too obvious with mothering Mio, and everyone figures it out. Also has a post-canon continuation fic, Endless Strength, about Mio's family in Alrest after the Endless Now has ended.
- Where We Don't Belong by DewitLater (Trope Page)
- Recommended by: Prometheus117
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: When the worlds of Keves and Agnus began to split apart once more upon Z’s defeat, they each intended to return to their prior states. But after a sudden freeze in each, a lingering voice is forced to restore a backup of the worlds… so far back that the man who created them yet lived. Though all should return to normal if the events of each play out identically, the backup is found to be corrupted. The voice finds no major world-threatening issues and proceeds anyway, but perhaps that was a poor choice of words. As Noah wakes up in Colony 9, with the Sword of the End by his bedside, and Mio wakes up in Torigoth, only a few changes have occurred to the two worlds in the grand scheme of things. But though relatively few in number to the thousands of lives in each world, each life that persisted from the endless now was anything but unimportant. After all, two very important journeys were about to begin. "A for-fun post-ending rerun of the plots of Xenoblade 1 and 2 with Xenoblade 3's characters present, and perhaps even some new plot connections."
- Notes: As noted, this is a Peggy Sue-type fic where the heroes of Xenoblade Chronicles 3 have ended up returning to the times of Xenoblade Chronicles 1 and Xenoblade Chronicles 2 of their native worlds and getting involved in the journeys therein all separated. Unique among such fics is that since they have no real prior knowledge of these events (to the point several haven't even quite realized they're in the past), they're more stumbling along rather than actively making changes while learning more about their past worlds and their own personal lineages. Ouroboros also aren't the only time-displaced refugees of Aionios to end up back on Bionis/Mechonis and Alrest, with much of the supporting cast also making the jump without their memories and enriching the cast even further.
- A Destroyer’s Remorse by Ultra_Sonic_007 (Trope Page)
- Recommended by: Torna The Sidequest Country
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: Diederik, or Dirk, is the young son of Rex and Mythra. He’s brash, but he cares deeply for his family. Three years after Origin reboots, the worlds of Bionis and Alrest reunite through the "Rejoining". The memories of Aionios slowly return to the children forcefully dragged into it, and Dirk begins to have nightmares of his alleged past lives; consisting of Brightfire Dirk, to Blackblaze Dirk, and Consul D. Unaware of who he once was, his life is constantly plagued by the memories of death and destruction. It’s up to his family, and a few of their friends to help him recover.
- What if Dirk was Mythra’s son? The author expands upon the possibilities of this theory, and goes into depth about the relationship between Dirk and his family, alongside his trauma of Aionios. Give it a read!
- Tags: What if Dirk was Mythra's Child?, Crack Treated Seriously, PTSD, Dromarch as an Emotional Support Animal
- Delerium Foxglove by sanc_sound
- Recommended by: Bemi
- Status: Ongoing
- Synopsis: "If she was honest, Fiora half-expected that she wouldn't wake up again after they defeated Zanza. She definitely didn't expect to wake up alone in a world she didn't recognize (except for some disturbingly familiar things, like that giant sword stuck in the landscape over there)."
- Notes: A simple premise. Fiora gets punted from the final battle of Xenoblade 1 to the middle of Xenoblade 3. The writing is excellent, everybody is perfectly in character, and Fiora's interactions with the Ouroboros Crew are a joy to read. A decent amount of time is spent focusing on the emotional effects Fiora's revival had on her that the game never really touched upon. Overall, I can't recommend this story enough!
- Tags: Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Time Travel, Fiora gets Punted Stright From the End of Xenoblade 1 Into the Middle of Xenoblade 3, Alternant Universe - Canon Divergence
- What the Snuff is a ‘Dyke’? by Deferonz
- Recommended by: Marwile
- Status: Complete
- Synopsis: Eunie finds herself wandering The City, contemplating why she doesn't feel comfortable at the thought of making a baby with another man. While doing so she overhears two soldiers saying a weird word she never heard before. Her attempts to find out its meaning set her up to discover something very important about herself.
- Pairings: Ashera/Eunie, Background Mio/Noah
- Tags: Comedy, Eventual Ending Spoilers
