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• The Space Between Decisions by RavenousInk

  Fandoms: The Diplomat (US TV 2023)  

  • Mature
  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • F/M
  • Complete Work

  31 Jul 2026

  Tags

  • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
  • Hal Wyler/Kate Wyler
  • Hal Wyler & Kate Wyler
  • Kate Wyler/Original Character(s)
  • Hal Wyler/Original Character(s)
  • Hal Wyler/Original Female Character(s)
  • Hal Wyler
  • Kate Wyler
  • Original Characters
  • Original Female Character(s)
  • Infidelity
  • Emotional Manipulation
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • Abandonment
  • Abandonment Issues
  • Childbirth
  • Pregnancy
  • Unplanned Pregnancy
  • Miscarriage
  • Emotional Infidelity
  • Cheating
  • Extramarital Affairs
  • Affairs
  • The Other Woman
  • Orphanage
  • Orphans
  • Implied/Referenced Childbirth
  • Age Difference
  • Slow Burn
  • Political Alliances
  • Foster Care
  • Mutual Pining
  • Unrequited Love
  • Requited Unrequited Love
  • Temporarily Unrequited Love
  • Secret Children
  • Family Issues
  • Eventual Romance
  • Eventual Relationships
  • Divorce
  • Separations
  • Older Man/Younger Woman
  • Childhood Trauma
  • Co-Parenting
  • Second Chances
  • Not Canon Compliant
  • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
  • Found Family
  • Hurt/Comfort

  Summary

  The first time Eleanor Hart meets Hal Wyler, she barely manages to string a sentence together.

  The second time is worse.

  Unfortunately for her, international politics has a habit of putting them in the same room. Again and again and again.

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  121,521

  Chapters:

  28/28

  Kudos:

  3

  Hits:

  252