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Here, There, and Everywhere by mcdashel
Fandoms: Death Becomes Her - Mattison & Carey/Pennette
29 Mar 2026
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Fading Hollywood darling Madeline Ashton is on her third Oscar nomination—and running out of chances to finally win.
Desperate for buzz and sick of being called “past her prime,” she makes a split-second decision on the red carpet that changes everything: She tells the world she’s dating a woman. Specifically—her best friend.
Completely unprepared for this.
Helen Sharp is an author, a mother of two, and very much not part of whatever chaotic stunt Madeline has just dragged her into. But when the headlines explode and the world starts watching, backing out isn’t exactly an option.
So they do the only thing they can.
They pretend.
In a whirlwind of staged dates, paparazzi moments, and a relationship that’s only supposed to last until awards season, lines begin to blur—and twenty years of friendship starts to feel like something neither of them planned for.
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MadHel Just Go With It AU!
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a little thing like love by mcdashel
Fandoms: Death Becomes Her - Mattison & Carey/Pennette
01 Mar 2026
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Helen Sharp had spent most of her adult life mastering the art of looking effortless.
Not because she was vain—Helen wasn’t vain.
But because somewhere along the way, she’d learned that love could be conditional.
That attraction could be taken back.
That if you weren’t pretty in the right way, polished in the right way, desirable in the right way…people could change their minds about you.
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In which Helen tries to hide her retainers, her CPAP machine, and her nerdy clothes from Madeline—and learns she never had to.
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Being an A-list celebrity and Academy Award–nominated actress came with a lot of perks. Madeline Ashton, being one herself, knew that very well.
Individually, they were heavy-hitters in their respective fields. Together, they were a full-blown power couple. So when a film starred Madeline Ashton, was written by Helen Sharp, and was produced by both of them, expectations were—understandably—high.Which meant promotion.
And who better to do press than the two of them together?
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Mad and Hel eat hot wings, take a lie detector test, and play with puppies.
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i’m drunk, i love you by mcdashel
Fandoms: Death Becomes Her - Mattison & Carey/Pennette
18 Dec 2025
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She’d barely touched the zipper when—
“No!” Madeline protested, swatting weakly.
“Love,” Helen said patiently, “you’re going to hate yourself in the morning if you sleep in this.”
“Don’t touch me,” Madeline slurred. “Only my Hellie can touch me. I love my Hellie.”
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Madeline got so drunk at their wedding reception.
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so easy (to fall in love) by mcdashel
Fandoms: Death Becomes Her - Mattison & Carey/Pennette
15 Dec 2025
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But Helen?
Helen was spellbound.
She leaned forward slightly, eyes wide, completely enchanted—as if she were witnessing cinema being invented in real time. The talking dog, the floating sequences, the emotional monologue delivered to a golden retriever in a space helmet—none of it fazed her.
Chagall nudged Stefan. “Look at her.”
“She looks like she’s witnessing the second coming,” Stefan whispered back.
“She hasn’t blinked in five minutes.”
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Mad and Hel watch Dogstronaut with the gang.