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Lord of the Distant Isles by Stelladonie
Fandoms: Kingdom Come: Deliverance (Video Games)
05 Oct 2025
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Two years ago, at the feast of Corpus Christi, Hans Capon heard a French minstrel sing of a tragic knight undone by love. He thought little of it—until a mace to the head and his squire's sky-blue eyes leave him wondering if he’s fated to share Galehaut’s story.
As war in Bohemia rages on, Hans tries not to end up like his literary brother in spirit. But fate seems determined to make him walk in Galehaut’s footsteps no matter how much he squirms. After all—winning a war against Sigismund might be easier than winning one against his own heart.
KCD2 from Hans’s POV with the romance amped up.
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- Part 1 of Lord of the Distant Isles Series
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- English
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- 32/32
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11 Mar 2026
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At Suchdol, the war is over—but Henry and Hans are far from at peace.
Alone in the room where everything began, they steal one last quiet moment before the world can tear them apart again. But some wounds aren’t so easily bound—and some things aren’t so easily left unsaid.
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- Part 1 of Hansry Oneshots
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09 Mar 2026
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If you asked poets and minstrels, and lovey-dovey aristocrats wooing naive wenches across Bohemia, they would tell you that absence makes the heart grow fonder. If you asked young lord Hans Capon of Pirkstein, however, he’d tell you it’s an idiotic, pestilential sentiment coined by some daft cunt who never had to suffer the terror and indignity of being parted from their heart’s desire. Or they’ve just never met Henry.
Each time Hans cannot see him, the walls of the world start closing in, threatening to crush him. Each time Henry is away, the young lord has to face the terrifying reality of longing, craving, dreaming, yearning—and the frustration of not knowing whether the blacksmith’s boy is even alive. Worse! The frustration of not knowing whether the bastard misses him as bad as Hans does.
And then, each time Henry returns to him, two crucial things dawn upon Capon’s head: one, he needs to remember there are books that speak of love he dares not voice himself. Two: he might not agree with absence making the heart fonder, but it sure does make his cock ache.
From Nebakov to Suchdol, a study of the times Hans missed Henry—and the times they reunited. Canon compliant; filling in the gaps.
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- Part 2 of Infaustus
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09 Mar 2026
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To young lord Hans Capon of Pirkstein, no matter whether he was the son of a village blacksmith or a noble's bastard, Henry was no more than a dog.
The moment the dog dared to disobey, all he was good for was to be kicked, and all he could hope for is that the lord, in his infinite noble wisdom, wouldn't deem him rabid—and put him down.
Let it be so, then. If he was an unruly dog, hungering after something he had no right to, then he was already damned. God can't help him.
His soul was already lost—the leash to it in different hands than God's.Henry tries to bury all the conflicting feelings about his lord somewhere deep. But was born under an unlucky star, after all: the world won't let him keep these things buried for too long. A study of Henry's state of mind after Laboratores until For Victory!; exploration of his own fears and desires he struggles to understand. Canon compliant, extended: filling in the gaps. Misunderstood religious misery, self-discovery, shameless dog motif, power imbalance and crossing the class divide; two absolute fools in horrible, horrible love.
Chapter titles reference the associated in-game quest.
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- Part 1 of Infaustus
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- English
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- 88,319
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- 9/9
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09 Mar 2026
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"Shall we?”
“We? What d’you mean, we?”
“I mean exactly what I said, you pedantic peasant.” Capon smirks, pleased at his own wordplay, though the smile doesn’t touch the uncertainty in his eyes. “I’ve had more than enough of sitting on my arse. If Zizka’s sending you somewhere, I’m going with you.”
Hans Capon and his squire ride out side by side to track down Hynek the Dry Devil's old band. It'll be just like old times: wine, women, and song. Surely neither of them have changed since they set out from Rattay to deliver a message together. Surely their ironclad bond of friendship isn't starting to crack and give way to new, tender feelings neither of them have the words or inclination to describe.
It's simple brotherly affection that makes them so loathe to leave each other's side, even for a moment. Right?
Or: what if the middle act of Kingdom Come: Deliverance 2 was a 2-player game?
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- Part 5 of in toto corde meo
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- English
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- 53,617
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- 11/11
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08 Mar 2026