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Anno Domini 1537.
Innocentius XVI sits on the throne of the war-torn Papal State. And when a battle claims the life of Cardinal Thomas Lawrence, an unprecedented set of events shakes the very foundations of the Holy See. -
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“How’s Thomas?”
“He’s … well. Physically, at least,” the Pope answered, his eyes fixed in front of himself. His hands were carefully placed on his lap, but I noticed they kept twitching, as if the man was unsure what to do with them. “There’s no cure for his disease, as you know, but we’re doing what we can to ensure he lives comfortably.”
The disease in question: Alzheimer’s. The diagnosis had come a few months before my departure from the Vatican, although back then the worst symptom had been the occasional forgetfulness. After I’d left, Thomas and I had kept in contact through phone calls, which had dwindled as Thomas’ ability to speak decayed, until it had been the Holy Father himself who would regularly call me with updates on his condition. I could not say we were close, but in the past five years we had formed a sort of bond out of the love and worry we shared for Thomas. -
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He must be losing his mind. They say some people go mad with grief, that their minds shatter under the heavy burden of loss.
The wind always smells of Griffith, now, and sometimes it carries his voice, calling his name, laughing, singing. Other times, he sees something in the corner of his eye, a flash of bright white, but when he turns his head, it disappears.
He wonders if these are the first cracks in his mind.Written for GriffGuts Weekend 2024. Day 3 | Asphodel: death and mourning.
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Tired of the precarious existence of a mercenary, Guts takes part in a royal tournament in the hope of winning himself a better life. This gains him the attention of King Griffith, the mysterious and alluring ruler of Midland.
As he adjusts to his new life in the royal palace, Guts will slowly begin to unravel the many secrets that shroud the saint-like figure of the young monarch. -
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After Griffith's rescue from the Tower of Rebirth, Guts has been his sole caretaker.
While still battling the guilt he feels for what happened, he discovers that he holds more than just that in his heart.
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Saviour by althanair
Fandom Star Wars Episode III: Revenge of the Sith, Star Wars Prequel Trilogy
14 Mar 2016
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What if Obi-Wan had saved Anakin on Mustafar?
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Vincent coughs again, then rests back, winded. His hand drifts toward the apple plate on the bedside table. Thomas steadies it. Helps him take a slice. It trembles on the way to his mouth.
“They used to say I would fracture the Church,” Vincent murmurs. “Let in rot. Invite sin with open hands. All because I believed the ones furthest from the altar were often the ones carrying the most grace.”
Thomas doesn’t speak. He doesn’t need to. He’s heard this pain before — in meetings, in private, in exile.
“They wanted Peter’s fire,” Vincent says. “But I gave them Joseph’s silence. That wasn’t enough.”
He pauses. The slice of apple, half-eaten, sits in his palm like a relic.
(Or, ten years after the conclave that elected Pope Innocent XIV, it seems that Cardinal Lawrence will need to organize yet another one in this lifetime.)
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17 May 2025
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jesus christ this broke me
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“You would not believe the day I’ve had, Dean Lawrence.”
The air between them electrifies.
Dean Lawrence swallows thickly, a pit of heat already starting to settle in his stomach.
“Holy Father — is there any way I can help you?”
Pope Innocent shifts, groaning under his breath, not lifting his possessive hand from the Dean’s.
“Kneel.”
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Bookmarked by althanair
16 May 2025
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“i missed you,” thomas snapped. the words were sharp, bitter. he was angry. at vincent, at God, at himself for still wanting this.
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09 May 2025
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a good and saintly man (is hard to find) by intothewildblueyonder
Fandoms: Conclave (2024), Conclave - Robert Harris
13 Apr 2025
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“So I am who you come to when you want to sin.” Vincent swallows down a lump in his throat; he had guessed as much, but it is not pleasant to have it confirmed. “I can take it all and then absolve you and he – your dear friend, who thinks the world of you – is none the wiser, is that right?”
Vincent knows there is a world of difference between the man he is and the man others see him as. He is used to it by now, to the reality that he will be placed on a pedestal time and time again. But when Thomas visits him seeking absolution after a fight with Aldo, Vincent finds the limits of his so-called saintly patience being tested.
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08 May 2025
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Ash Seeketh Embers by Kanskje_Kaffe for Withercrown
Fandoms: The Silmarillion and other histories of Middle-Earth - J. R. R. Tolkien
05 Oct 2022
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The end of the world comes to pass; the end of the world will come to pass.
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03 Nov 2024