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1. In Defense of Thorns by hambourgeoisie

   Fandoms: Final Fantasy XIV  

   • Explicit
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   28 Jun 2021

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • G'raha Tia | Crystal Exarch/Warrior of Light
   • G'raha Tia | Crystal Exarch
   • Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Scions of the Seventh Dawn (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Ryne | Minfilia
   • Lyna (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Lue-Reeq (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Emet-Selch (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Feo Ul
   • Beq Lugg
   • Unnamed Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Warrior of Light's race and physical appearance not specified
   • She/Her Pronouns for Warrior of Light (Final Fantasy XIV)
   • Warrior of Light has female sex characteristics
   • No mention of WoL being specifically cis or trans
   • Just plug in your headcanon for your WoL lovelies
   • Awkward Romance
   • Shadowbringers Spoilers
   • If you read before finishing MSQ anything you spoil is on you
   • You Have Been Warned
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • No Beta
   • Fluff and Smut
   • Smut
   • Non-Penetrative Sex
   • Oral Sex
   • Dirty Talk

   Summary

   G’raha knew he could not keep his Warrior’s affection indefinitely. Just like the rose, he knew in plucking this prize from the bush, that his time to enjoy it would be numbered, and he would be left with naught but thorns. Even so, he picked his flower on a beautiful afternoon, and would tend to her for as long as he could. And when he could keep his flower no more, he would cherish the thorns for the opportunity they had once provided him.

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   The progression of the Warrior of Light and G'raha's tenuous romance from the Hades fight to the present. Continued updates to be expected.

   Language:

   English

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