midnight_mirth
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Recklessly, though he knew he was courting the whipping post, Damen forged on. "You trust no one. Even men who would help you, even men who would follow you, even men who would love you." He paused a moment, knowing his next words were his most dangerous yet. "You don't have to do it alone."
Laurent had finally straightened in his chair, his knuckles white where they clenched around his cup. "I have only ever been alone," he spat. His eyes bored into Damen, a challenge and a threat. "Ever since Damianos of Akielos met my brother on the field at Marlas and cut him down, I have been alone."
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Damen, still a slave, is falling in love with Laurent, and, against all of his instincts, Laurent is falling in love with him too. Unfortunately, they don't know how to deal with that at all. There's lots of staring and general pining.
This is my own recreation of the time after Nesson-Eloy, because I will never be over the two of them trying to figure out who they are to each other. It takes the place of the last half of Prince's Gambit and all of Kings Rising, so although there are similar events, the story unravels differently.
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07 Aug 2026
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Ten years after his Ascension, Laurent of Vere rules his kingdom, loves his husband, meddles in the love affairs of his ward and generally has a good time.
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25 Jul 2026
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Two years later, Yamaguchi still misses his best friend.
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12 Jul 2026
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For Atsumu, sadness always starts in the wrist.
Or, the pitfalls of mistaking your teammate for terra incognita.
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16 Jun 2026
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“Why are you looking at me like that?” He whispered.
“I’m not looking at you like anything,” Kuroo replied, because Tsukishima was only fifteen, and he was already the most beautiful thing he’d ever seen in his entire life. But he was only fifteen, and there was still so much he didn’t know about love and lust and life, and Kuroo wouldn’t spoil this for him.
Or, the five times Kuroo let Tsukishima walk away (and the one time he didn’t).
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31 May 2026