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1. Numb by TracingHerWay

   Fandoms: The Handmaid's Tale - Margaret Atwood, The Handmaid's Tale (TV)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   23 Oct 2019

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Nick Blaine/June Osborne | Offred
   • Luke Bankole
   • Holly | Nichole (Handmaid's Tale)
   • Nick Blaine
   • June Osborne | Offred
   • Hannah Bankole
   • Rita (Handmaid's Tale)
   • Moira Strand
   • Angst
   • Post-Gilead
   • Reunions
   • Violence
   • Trauma
   • Heavy Angst
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort

   Summary

   Another take on a world after Gilead. Canon up to 3x06, then diverges.

   June, now reunited with Luke, Hannah and Holly, struggles with Nick’s past.

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   Gilead is done with. Over.

   “Nicholas Blaine, a former member of the so-called Sons of Jacob and Commander of Gilead, has today been pardoned for his role in the regime.”

   “He was released from prison this afternoon.”

   *** Chapter 8 added 23rd October. STORY COMPLETE. ***

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