Rec-Cember 2025 Day 4: Dragon Quest XI [13]

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I enjoyed this game so much that it made me wanna become a Dragon Quest Girlie™. Slowly getting there! In the meantime, I liked reading these fics!

Gold by midnight_marimba
Teen and Up Audiences | Gen
Erik & Sylvando
Fluff, Found Family
4,015 words | One-shot
Sylvando involves himself in Erik’s struggle to come to terms with his new responsibility.

Illuminate by Jamiesfreckles
Teen And Up Audiences | Multi
Erik/Hero, Hero & DQXI Ensemble
Postgame, Team as Family, Fluff
16,644 words | 3 chapters
When the Time Sphere shatters beneath his blade, El is plunged into the past, but he takes his memories with him.
Landing in the past, unhurt but deeply shaken, El looks at the smiling faces of his friends and resolves to keep the future a secret. After all, what they don’t know can’t hurt them, and El will simply have to stop anything else that can.

Familiar by FlOrangey
Teen and Up Audiences | Gen
Hero, Erik | Amnesia
2,701 words | One-shot
Familiarity and Eleven brings Erik some peace after a confusing day.

Place by midnight_marimba
Teen and Up Audiences | Gen
Hendrik & Sylvando
Fluff
3,195 words | One-shot
During an evening of celebration, Sylvando notices someone is missing.

Safe by Lady_Zephyrine
General Audiences | Gen
Erik & Hero
Amnesia, Team as Family
727 words | One-shot
Erik recalls that he wasn't supposed to get too close to anyone, and yet he can't help but feel safe around them.

Sleeping Cutie by NedrynWrites
Teen and Up Audiences | M/M
Erik/Hero
Friends to Lovers, Fluff
2,924 words | One-shot
“Warm,” Erik mumbled.
Eleven’s face certainly was. He shook Erik again, only getting a pitiful whine for his efforts. He sighed. You’re lucky you’re pretty… light! You’re pretty light! Yep!
Or:
Erik gets hit by a snooze spell and contracts a temporary but fatal case of Word Vomit

Start Anew by Siver
General Audiences | Gen
Jade, Rab
315 words | One-shot
Jade shares a late night talk with Rab shortly after reuniting with the Luminary in the ruins of Dundrasil.

Sweetness and Coffee by NedrynWrites
Teen and Up Audiences | M/M
Erik/Hero
AU - Coffeeshops and Cafes, Meet-Cute
5,451 words | One-shot
“Eleven, do you remember how to make the-” Erik would never remember what the woman at the register called it.
He would, however, remember the insanely gorgeous man who turned around and sheepishly shook his head.

the happiest day of milo and ven's lives by manabox
General Audiences | Gen
Erik & Hero
Fake/Pretend Relationship, Humor
2,901 words | One-shot
After surviving jumping from a cliff, Erik arrives at the church in the foothills with the Luminary on his back. The nun is unfortunately suspicious of Erik and his new companion. In order to throw her off their tracks, Erik’s panicked mind tells her they’re eloping. Erik feels lucky that she believed him, until…

the titles we seek (and the ones we earn instead) by LunarExo
Teen and Up Audiences | Gen, M/M
Hendrik & Hero, Erik/Hero, Hendrik/Jasper
Found Family
5,570 words | One-shot
"I called him dad,” Eleven admitted over dinner. Erik laughed so hard he fell out of his chair, and Eleven didn’t offer to help him up.
Eleven slips up, and six people have a meltdown about it.

The Quiet by Anonymous
General Audiences | Gen
Hendrik & Hero
Enemies to Allies to Friends
992 words | One-shot
Hendrik has sworn to guard the Luminary but it still feels pretty uncomfortable after spending months hounding the same person around the world.

To us. by Pandolphin
General Audiences | Gen
Erik & Serena
Act 2 Spoilers
3,330 words | One-shot
Serena wasn’t Mia by a long shot, but he still knew a thing or two about having a little sister.

Travel Plans by lazyDaysie
Teen and Up Audiences | Gen
Hero, Erik
Hurt/Comfort, Pre-Slash
1,073 words | One-shot
After Cobblestone, the Luminary feels lost. Erik helps. Kinda.

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