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   And Mortal Things Touch the Heart by Besagew

   Fandoms: Final Fantasy XIV  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   04 Aug 2021

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Solus zos Galvus | Emet-Selch/Empress of Garlemald
   • Emet-Selch/Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Azem/Emet-Selch (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Solus zos Galvus | Emet-Selch
   • Solus zos Galvus | Emet-Selch's Wife
   • Final Fantasy XIV: Shadowbringers Spoilers
   • Patch 5.3: Reflections in Crystal Spoilers
   • this fic is remarkably canon-compliant
   • Arranged Marriage
   • ancient wizards stealing the bodies of teenagers for nefarious labyrinthine machinations
   • why is my boring predictable fiancé suddenly attractive
   • Reincarnation
   • Regency Romance
   • Ancient Rome

   Summary

   His expression loses all traces of humanity. “Run along, my dear girl,” he says, dark with warning. “You will find no happiness or love with me in this life.”

   A feeling of shivering horror washes over her like a great bell had been closed over her head and struck with a hammer. 

   “I don’t want happiness,” she says firmly. “I don’t want your love. I only want to be free.”

   Young Solus Galvus somehow forgot all about his long-ago arranged marriage to his fiancée. It can't be because a terrifying, ancient, immortal wizard just took over the boy's body and now plans to conquer the world with it.

   Language:

   English

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