Title: The Life and Times of Lord Frederic Wolfgang Nightray

Characters: Frederic Nightray, plus various others from the world of Pandora Hearts

Rating: K+ through T

Summary: Debonair. Diplomat. (Spy.) Heir Apparent to the Nightray Dukedom. The recollections of a life, in pieces. Ongoing writing archive.

Note: This is the archive of all the extended writings from my Fred Nightray tumblr: frederic-nightray [dot] tumblr [dot] com. Most of them came from writing prompts where people asked Fred questions about his life and relations to other people in the world of Pandora Hearts. They are archived here in the order in which they were received. There is no straight timeline or reading order (unless mentioned in the notes).

All of these writings are in-universe with The Borderlands series, but can be read outside of them.

An introduction, of sorts, by the author

I've broken the single rule that a man of my calling should never commit.

That is, to keep open records.

My impressions here can be interpreted as a vainglorious attempt at the self-fulfillment of my purpose in life. I doubt that these tales and observations have any likelihood of gaining significance to the greater readership outside of the societal gossip columnist and the pedantic biographer.

This record is not a confession. These are not ego-bloating entertainments, tales spun by old men by winter fires during their twilight years. I do not know what to make of my words, except as testaments to the quotidian and the extraordinary.

Nevertheless, perhaps these details will resonate with you, in my feeble attempt at naming myself witness to the events of my era.

These writings, are and will be, imperfect, for the older I get, the more aware I become of my limitations and the limitations of others around me.

Perhaps this is a good thing to acknowledge, the boundaries that which seal ourselves off from one another.

And thus, I relate my memories unto you.

Make of them what you will.

We do not remember days; we remember moments. ~Cesare Pavese, The Burning Brand