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1. Public Bookmark 7

   Henry Stein and convincing Norman Polk he's sick by sirensandpsychos

   Fandoms: Bendy and the Ink Machine  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • No category
   • Complete Work

   09 Dec 2022

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Norman Polk & Henry Stein
   • Wally Franks & Norman Polk
   • Sammy Lawrence & Henry Stein
   • Sammy Lawrence & Norman Polk
   • Joey Drew & Henry Stein
   • (minor Henry/Normam
   • it's really just one line and it's one-sided on Norman's part)
   • Henry Stein
   • Norman Polk
   • Sammy Lawrence
   • Wally Franks
   • Joey Drew
   • Sick Norman (Bendy and the Ink Machine)
   • Henry is a good friend
   • saw a lot of sick!Sammy fics and decided Norman needed some more love
   • First post here
   • how do you tag
   • wrote this while my cat was sleeping on my lap
   • Joey is mentioned very briefly
   • Rated teen and up for language

   Summary

   " 'enry?" He slurred, and Henry frowned.

   "Norman, c'mon," he said, as his hand moved to Norman's forehead to try to sit him upright in the chair. Then he inhaled sharply, pulling back because holy shit, Norman was burning up.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   1,582

   Chapters:

   1/1

   Comments:

   2

   Kudos:

   112

   Bookmarks:

   7

   Hits:

   601

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   17 Feb 2026

2. Public Bookmark 31

   A Change of Pace by Doukz

   Fandoms: Bendy and the Ink Machine  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   06 Nov 2018

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Sammy Lawrence/Henry Stein
   • Sammy Lawrence
   • Henry Stein
   • Confrontation
   • fight
   • Memories
   • shipping is kind of subtle
   • can be read as good friends

   Summary

   (Chapter 5 material included)
   Henry Stein decides that after a slight divergence from Sammy's usual actions in the last cycle, he's going to try reaching out to the music director.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   3,736

   Chapters:

   1/1

   Comments:

   11

   Kudos:

   445

   Bookmarks:

   31

   Hits:

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   17 Feb 2026

3. Rec *

   La vie en Noir by backlitrabbit

   Fandoms: Bendy and the Ink Machine  

   • Teen And Up Audiences
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M, Multi
   • Complete Work

   10 Dec 2020

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Sammy Lawrence/Henry Stein
   • Sammy Lawrence
   • Henry Stein
   • Buddy Boris
   • Susie Campbell
   • Allison Pendle
   • Tom (Bendy and the Ink Machine)
   • Norman Polk
   • Joey Drew
   • Time Loop
   • painful flashbacks
   • Flashbacks
   • Memory Loss
   • Internalized Homophobia
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Period Typical Bigotry
   • Henry needs a nap
   • Sammy needs a hug but won't accept one
   • author isn't a turd and will give trigger warnings
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • time loop abuse
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Sexual Harassment
   • Suicide
   • Slow Burn
   • Self-Harm

   Summary

   Henry has survived hundreds of loops, only being able to break from the pattern in small ways. The cycle only edged closer to yet another unending sepia nightmare, with limited signs of progress towards escape.

   Then, Sammy said his name.

   Series

   • Part 1 of Dualité Noir

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   122,769

   Chapters:

   36/36

   Comments:

   850

   Kudos:

   2,326

   Bookmarks:

   289

   Hits:

   56,756

   Bookmarked by WhereTheRiverFlows

   12 Feb 2026