The Sacred & The Profane
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Backlead by beauregret
Fandoms: His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials (TV)
20 Feb 2021
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"What happened to avoiding prying eyes, hm? We're attracting an audience."
"Are we? I hadn't noticed." He's lying. She's caught his eyes trailing across the watching crowd at least four times in the last couple of minutes.
"Are you trying to cause a controversy?"
"Don't flatter yourself, Marisa. Look at them - they're all too drunk on wine and heresy, and they'll forget that we were ever dancing together or even here a few days from now. So, if we have an audience...how about we give them a show?"
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Asriel questions Marisa's motives when she shows up to a ball without warning, and the two of them revisit long-buried feelings.
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- Part 1 of The Sacred & The Profane
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Heavenly Guard by beauregret
Fandoms: His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials (TV)
28 Mar 2021
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"You want to be as cold as the steel in this knife. Because if you do that, then nobody can see or guess what's truly inside."
How fitting it felt, given their dangerous games and barbed exchanges, that all Marisa could think about was how easily that knife could become bloodstained.
"I would prefer that my willingness to guard myself be compared to something less lethal."
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Inspired by a prompt on tumblr: Asriel has a nightmare, and Marisa has a funny way of comforting him.
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- Part 2 of The Sacred & The Profane
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Swansong by beauregret
Fandoms: His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials (TV)
08 Apr 2021
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The Regent's downfall will undoubtedly signal an end to tyranny. May that end extend eternally.
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A missing scene set during TAS Chapter 28: Midnight. Asriel reckons with his love and his fate.
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- Part 3 of The Sacred & The Profane
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Trouble Finds Trouble by beauregret
Fandoms: His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials (TV)
08 Oct 2022
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"You've never been above the act of recklessness to get what you want, but even this level of danger seemed above you before tonight – how much have you had to drink, exactly?"
"Apparently, not enough. The plan was to drink enough to forget all my bad ideas and not come looking for you; but here I am, just like every other time."
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An unexpected conversation at an unplanned time.
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- Part 4 of The Sacred & The Profane
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Gilded Cage by beauregret
Fandoms: His Dark Materials - Philip Pullman, His Dark Materials (TV)
01 Jan 2026
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She started to actively consider having a conversation with Iofur Raknison regarding the matter of his provisions before she departed for Bolvangar. He's grown far too comfortable in this gilded cage he's created for himself, and with a bit of friendly persuasion she was sure she could convince the Panserbjørn to be a little less forthcoming with the delivery of any further supplies. She doesn't yet want him dead, of course, so they wouldn't need to completely cut him off. Just enough to remind him by whose grace he remained alive at all.
As ever, he was displaying his proficiency in the rare art of getting under her skin to the point of infuriating her.
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Marisa takes a diversion before returning to Bolvangar during the events of Northern Lights.
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- Part 5 of The Sacred & The Profane