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    The rooms at Casa Santa Marta are assigned at random, with two cardinals sharing one room.

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    23 Oct 2025

  2. Public Bookmark 53

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    During his first summer in Rome, Vincent Benítez works himself to the brink of exhaustion trying to fill his new role as Pope. Only reluctantly, he agrees to spend ten days at the papal summer residence in Castel Gandolfo. There are two problems, however: Vincent is terrible at being alone, and he's terrible at having nothing to do. Luckily, Thomas is in dire need of a holiday, too, and more than willing to keep him company.

    Or: The summer get-away fic in which Vincent teaches Thomas to speak Dari and opens his heart to him along the way.

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    28 Sep 2025

  3. Public Bookmark 11

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    Thomas had been mesmerized by that gaze since the very start, when the Holy Father, then Cardinal Vincent Benítez, had looked up at him in that small room in the Santa Marta, hands clasped gently in his lap, with nothing to his name but a few official documents. Thomas had felt his heart skip a beat when those kind yet strong, unyielding eyes had settled into his own, Vincent’s lips quirking upwards just so.

    At the end of the Conclave, Thomas Lawrence had thought the worst to be behind him. But, apparently, God wasn't entirely done with him yet. First, he'd had to deal with the late Holy Father denying his resignation. Then with Adeyemi and Tremblay nearly toppling the Church over. And now...now Thomas had fallen in love with the Pope.

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    25 Sep 2025

  4. Public Bookmark 6

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    There had been one treacherous part of him that had selfishly whispered, At least it's not me.

    "It might not be..." That bad, he had almost said. "... As we think."

    The dry smile and raised eyebrow that Aldo had shot his way had been clear indicators that he had perfectly heard what Thomas had meant.

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    25 Sep 2025

  5. Public Bookmark 20

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    One year ago, Thomas Lawrence left the Vatican.

    Six months ago, the pope was seriously injured after an assassination attempt.
    Five months ago, headlines everywhere read, “Pope Innocent XIV steps down following attack.”

    Now, Lawrence finds himself knocking on the door of a little old house to reconnect with the man he all but abandoned. Can broken trust (and hearts) be repaired?

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    20 Sep 2025