12 Works by akhlys
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Turns out expensive lingerie is worth the money. As are last-minute flights with no return trip.
Or: Mary goes to Bangor and has an unwelcome, but not exactly unexpected, revelation.
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- Part 8 of 1993
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Chet extends a business trip to visit the Crawfords in summer 1985. He may or may not have an ulterior motive.
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Chet finally gets to close the distance of the east coast, and Mary is impatiently waiting.
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- Part 7 of 1993
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- English
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- 4,472
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- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 3
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- 41
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On June 9, 1993, everything opens up, irrevocably: Chet and Mary go for a drink.
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- Part 6 of 1993
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In which a long-kept secret drunkenly comes out, and the solution may be to run away.
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- Part 5 of 1993
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Subconsciously, he tallies everything; with her, he loses count. Still -- he can't seem to stop trying.
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- Part 4 of 1993
- Language:
- English
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- 1,579
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Hits:
- 64
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No more phone calls, no more letters: she's 23, and it's time to talk.
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- Part 3 of Landlines
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,153
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 2
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- 78
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It's Mary's 18th birthday. She hopes he remembers.
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- Part 1 of Landlines
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,201
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 2
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- 98
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Mary cycles like Persephone. Over and over, the same thoughts, the same failings, the same desires: she wants to be queen.
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- Part 3 of 1993
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 1,798
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 3
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- 119
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If Chet has ever felt good about his romantic choices, it sure as hell doesn't happen on Valentine's Day.
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- Part 2 of 1993
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 2,135
- Chapters:
- 1/1
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- 72
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The new year begins with regret, a violent headache, and the very best intentions: Mary Crawford is going to forget about Chet Wakeman.
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- Part 1 of 1993
- Language:
- English
- Words:
- 2,110
- Chapters:
- 1/1
- Kudos:
- 1
- Hits:
- 69
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'Do the math, Crawford: 40%. 8 shots. That's why you don't feel it burn.' --- Grad school, drunk-dialing, and why it took so long.
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- Part 2 of Landlines