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   ludus and philia by edenflowers

   Fandoms: SPY x FAMILY (Manga), SPY x FAMILY (Anime)  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   04 Apr 2026

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   • Damian Desmond/Anya Forger
   • Becky Blackbell & Damian Desmond
   • Becky Blackbell & Anya Forger
   • Damian Desmond & Ewen Egeburg & Emile Elman
   • Ewen Egeburg & Emile Elman & Anya Forger
   • Becky Blackbell & Damian Desmond & Ewen Egeburg & Emile Elman & Anya Forger
   • Damian Desmond
   • Becky Blackbell
   • Anya Forger
   • Emile Elman
   • Ewen Egeburg
   • Bill Watkins
   • Eden Academy Characters (SPY x FAMILY)
   • Original Characters
   • If the character exists in Eden they'll probably appear at least once I just don't want to have to type out every single name
   • This fic is an exorcism of an idea that has followed me FOR YEARS
   • Everyone loves Politician Damian Desmond and I said why wait when we can do it NOW
   • Everyone takes the interhall competitions way too seriously especially Damian and Anya LOL
   • POLITICAL INTRIGUE? IN MY EDEN ACADEMY FANFIC? More likely than you think.
   • Damian is somewhere in between a student council member and a house captain
   • Look the student government system I made is really weird (on purpose) it’ll make more sense when u read
   • Damian is actually a really good leader you'll genuinely be so proud of him at several times in this fic
   • Protective Becky Blackbell
   • Good Friend Becky Blackbell
   • Good Friends Ewen Egeburg and Emile Elman
   • Inspired by Kaguya-sama wa Kokurasetai | Kaguya-sama: Love Is War
   • Frenemy Damian Desmond and Becky Blackbell
   • Pining Damian Desmond
   • Jealous Damian Desmond
   • Imperial Scholar Damian Desmond
   • Imperial Scholar Anya Forger
   • Damian Desmond Needs a Hug
   • and therapy honestly but he doesn't want to go LOL
   • Fluff and Crack
   • Angst and Humor
   • I'll say “here snort this crack” and then I'll hit you with a brick out of nowhere then I'll drive you to the hospital
   • Channeling chapter 127.1 constantly
   • I got my Beta reader to laugh out loud so you know the fic is funny
   • Typical Melodramatic Teenagers (it feels like the world is ending but they ain’t seen nothing yet)
   • Slow Burn
   • Once it starts burning burning ooooooOOHHH BOY YOU AREN'T READY... Anya has a NUCLEAR meltdown once she realizes she has a crush on Damian
   • (Eventually) Watch Anya gaslight herself & us & everyone else about whether or not she has a crush on Damian
   • Is Anya oblivious? Is she intentionally dense? Or is it subconscious suppression? The answer is yes.
   • I’ll add a Becky x Bill tag once they're relevant because they will be later but I don't want to tag a ship in my fic until it's present
   • This fic is built like a spin off for Damian and Anya but Strix is still ongoing so that concept isn't a perfect picture
   • WHAT I'M TRYING TO SAY IS THIS FIC IS VERY SLICE OF LIFE
   • The insane lengths I go to for this fic... I read The Art of War & I have sticky tabs in my manga
   • Occasional intentional cringe
   • And we’ll call it exposure therapy!

   Summary

   Damian has some pretty big plans for the year. He, ambitious 15 year old he is, wants to juggle becoming hall president with several other extracurriculars. And, like any normal son, learn more about his father through almost any means necessary: searching through school archives, obsessively pouring over books, listening to cassette tapes, and the like.

   Which is great in Anya’s opinion! I mean, Strix has been pretty slow. Plan A, B, and C all are all technically complete? Technically is the key word because none of them have yielded world peace. But some real progress could be made this year!

   Well… except for the fact that Becky is attempting to enforce an ultimatum: confess or move on. Damian, naturally, decides she’s full of it. Perhaps angering the best friend of your crush isn’t so wise, especially when you already have so much on your plate.

   Shoot for the stars, Damian Desmond, because you’ll land among them! Or… burn out. Whichever comes first!

   OR

   Watch Damian as he navigates politics (Becky), politics (school) and even more politics (historical)!

   Series

   • Part 1 of All’s Fair In Love And War

   Language:

   English

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