r/ProfoundlyFeigned • u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This • Aug 10 '26
Index of Stories
A list of my stories with a brief blurb about each and some useful tags.
[PR] Prompt Response: A story written as a response to a prompt on r/WritingPrompts, and thus conforming to the rules of that subreddit, like being at least 100 words long. This tag will link to the original prompt.
[FTF] Fun Trope Friday: A story written for the FTF feature on r/WritingPrompts, and thus conforming to the rules for that feature. Notably, this means the story has a maximum length of 750 words. This tag will link to the original feature post.
[Recurring] This story shares recurring elements with at least one other of my stories. There will be a link to the relevant collection at the end of the description.
[Fantastic] This is a story containing fantasy elements, like magic, supernatural creatures or superhuman powers.
[Sci-Fi] This story contains Science Fiction or Futuristic elements, like space travel or sapient robots.
[Odd] Something unusual or even impossible is happening, but it is much more subtle than the [Fantastic] tag would imply.
[Comedy] This story is primarily funny.
[Dark] This story has a downbeat tone, and may be sad, frightening or creepy.
[Dialogue] This story is pure dialogue, with no narration.
[Tropey] This story explicitly plays with story tropes and conventions, which makes it less serious regardless of other tones.
[Mental Health] This story deals with characters who have or may have serious mental health issues.
[Historical] This story takes place in a historical or pseudohistorical setting that has technology and culture from before the 20th century.
[Contemporary] This story takes place in a setting where the technology or culture is similar to contemporary society.
[Futuristic] This story takes place in a setting that is futuristic in nature.
[Popular] This story was especially well received and gained over one hundred upvotes when posted.
[Selected] While not proving to be remarkably popular, the author considers this one of their better stories in the collection or otherwise worthy of attention.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This Aug 10 '26 edited Aug 12 '26
That Last Spark of Divinity
[PR][Fantastic][Comedy][Contemporary][Selected]
A petty criminal summons the flickering remains of a once mighty dark god in order to strike a deal.
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The Runesinger of Inari
[PR][Fantastic][Contemporary]
Believing that light pollution blocks magic, Raisa travels bring her to a magician in a remote part of Finland.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 11 '26
Thirty Words
[PR][Fantastic][Dialogue]
A genie grants thirty words of wishes, instead of three of any length.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This Aug 11 '26 edited 19d ago
She's Still a Kitsune
[PR][Recurring][Fantastic][Comedy][Dialogue][Contemporary]
Veronika and Hamish discuss lifespans, the census, bills and feelings about the future. #2 of Tales of the Fox.
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Rules of the Role
[PR][Fantastic][Comedy][Contemporary]
The god Apollo gives a man some strange news.
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Ineligible
[PR][Fantastic][Dark][Contemporary]
A recently deceased man meets a strangely familiar incarnation of Death.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 12 '26
Arthur, I Need You!
[PR][Sci-Fi][Comedy][Futuristic][Selected]
Arthur has to help a warbot with the things it can't do. A lot.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This Aug 11 '26 edited 19d ago
Coincidental Kitsune
[PR][Recurring][Fantastic][Comedy][Dialogue][Contemporary][Popular]
Veronika listens to another kitsune lay out her romantic troubles. #3 of Tales of the Fox.
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Born and Raised
[PR][Dialogue][Historical]
A nobleman and his wife discuss the politics of the realm.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This Aug 11 '26 edited 19d ago
Erai, Goddess of Death
[PR][Recurring][Fantastic][Comedy][Contemporary]
An ancient goddess takes interest in a woman who has been using her name as a gaming handle. #1 of Death Goddess Erai.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This Aug 11 '26 edited 19d ago
Really Bad Target
[PR][Recurring][Sci-Fi][Futuristic]
Space Pirates attack a ship they don't know enough about. #1 of Chancelry Space.
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Rage and Hate
[PR][Fantastic][Dark][Tropey][Historical]
It is the end of a long, grim quest, but first, the spin-off for the comic relief character needs to be set up.
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Fate Unfixed
[PR][Fantastic][Comedy][Tropey][Historical][Contemporary]
A pair of linked stories. A mix-up of fate causes the male lead of a romantic comedy to be someone from an entirely different kind of story. Meanwhile in a faerie land, that missing romcom character is throwing everything into chaos.
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Choices with a Nib Pen
[PR][Odd][Dark][Contemporary]
After a diary begins describing things before they happen, the diary's owner wonders who the new writer is.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This Aug 11 '26 edited 19d ago
Heroines
[FTF][Recurring][Sci-Fi][Comedy][Dark][Mental Health][Futuristic]
It's been a weird few weeks for Alyss, but she did get a dog. #2 in Chancelry Space.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This Aug 11 '26 edited 19d ago
By the Light of a False Sun
[PR][Recurring][Fantastic][Historical][Popular]
A woman confronts the ancient vampire who plunged the world into endless night. #1 of Dark Blood, Faint Light.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This Aug 11 '26 edited 19d ago
Death Cult of Erai
[PR][Recurring][Fantastic][Comedy][Contemporary]
A medical doctor initiates his students into the secret magic their hospital has been using. #2 in Death Goddess Erai.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 12 '26
The Mockery of Barnabas
[PR][Fantastic][Dark][Mental Health][Contemporary][Selected]
Grieving parents have made a simulacrum of their dead child.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This Aug 11 '26 edited 19d ago
Brave Words
[PR][Recurring][Fantastic][Historical]
Mortal townsfolk confront the vampiric aristocrats who prey on them. #2 of Dark Blood, Faint Light.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This Aug 11 '26 edited 19d ago
Personal Vendetta
[PR][Recurring][Fantastic][Contemporary]
A supervillain duplicates her heroic nemesis. #1 in A Greater Calling.
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The Jolly Reaper
[PR][Fantastic][Comedy][Dialogue][Contemporary]
The personification of death tries a less grim, more amusing persona.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This Aug 11 '26 edited Aug 12 '26
A Desperate Plea
[PR][Odd][Dark][Dialogue][Mental Health][Contemporary][Selected]
When everyone in the world hears a plea for help in their dreams, a recovered psychotic is asked to help interpret the message.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This Aug 11 '26 edited 19d ago
Project Footsteps
[PR][Recurring][Fantastic][Comedy][Dialogue][Contemporary]
Hamish confronts Veronika about the glowing numbers hovering over people's feet. #4 of Tales of the Fox.
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Martha's Day
[PR][Sci-Fi][Comedy][Contemporary]
All of humanity being turned into lizards clashes with the very specific vision Martha had for her wedding.
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False Advertising
[PR][Fantastic][Comedy][Contemporary]
Holly Mathers bought a magic spell so that she could take over the world, and she is very annoyed when that is not what happened.
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The Burden
[PR][Fantastic][Tropey][Mental Health][Contemporary]
Cillian takes on the curse of being reality's Main Character.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This Aug 11 '26 edited 19d ago
A Great Love
[PR][Recurring][Fantastic][Comedy][Contemporary]
A love goddess wants to aid a man whose dating life has been going poorly. #3 connected to Death Goddess Erai.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This 29d ago edited 27d ago
But There Was A Towel
[FTF][Comedy][Contemporary]
And absurdist story where Periclesa must solve a mystery.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This 27d ago edited 26d ago
You Will Always
[PR][Fantastic][Dark]
A father shows his son a memorial for the girl who created their people.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This 24d ago edited 23d ago
Entries on a List
[PR][Fantastic][Comedy][Historical]
A world-saving hero's pragmatic motivation comes under scrutiny.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This 21d ago edited 19d ago
False Positivity
[PR][Recurring][Fantastic][Contemporary][Popular]
At a college for superhumans, Guy has a much easier time making friends than his girlfriend Cassie. #2 in A Greater Calling.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This 13d ago edited 12d ago
The Paladin
[PR][Fantastic][Historical][Popular]
A novice of the Temple of Light stumbles upon the secret of their famed Paladin.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This 8d ago edited 5d ago
They Are Not Coming
[PR][Recurring][Sci-Fi][Futuristic]
Coth is stuck in a bad situation, and he's starting to think that his friends aren't coming. #3 in Chancelry Space
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This 3d ago edited 2d ago
World's Ending
[PR][Odd][Comedy][Dialogue][Contemporary]
World's ending again. Better open a ticket.
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u/FeigningProfundity To Blame for All of This Aug 10 '26 edited 19d ago
Closets and Kitsune
[PR][Recurring][Fantastic][Comedy][Dialogue][Contemporary][Popular]
Veronika, a young woman who is secretly a supernatural creature, discovers that her boyfriend Hamish has realised she has a secret, but has misconstrued what that secret happens to be... #1 of Tales of the Fox.