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1. Had I But Known by Paradox_Ink

   Fandoms: Horizon: Zero Dawn (Video Game)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/F
   • Work in Progress

   31 Aug 2022

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Aloy/Talanah Khane Padish
   • Aloy (Horizon: Zero Dawn)
   • Talanah Khane Padish
   • Vala (Horizon: Zero Dawn)
   • Ahsis (Horizon: Zero Dawn)
   • Avad (Horizon: Zero Dawn)
   • Erend (Horizon: Zero Dawn)
   • Ligan (Horizon: Zero Dawn)
   • Nil (Horizon: Zero Dawn)
   • Socially awkward Aloy
   • Overconfident Talanah
   • Cultural Differences
   • missed social cues
   • Practical Aloy
   • Aloy knows what she wants
   • but isn’t sure she has time for this
   • Acquaintances to Lovers
   • Lovers to Friends
   • it’s a process
   • Aloy may be socially awkward but she’s still badass
   • Mutual Pining
   • Mild Angst
   • Some Fluff
   • Happy Ending
   • but there’s some bumps along the road
   • Mostly it’s meant to be funny
   • Eventual Smut
   • Whoops this was supposed to be a slow burn
   • whoops
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • slightly wicked aloy
   • wicked Talanah
   • Friends to Lovers

   Summary

   In which trust is gained, lost, and rediscovered.
   During which cultural misunderstandings abound, social cues are lost, and much chagrin for both parties ensues.
   Or, Talanah knows Aloy is the woman for her the moment she sees her, but knows absolutely nothing about her, and plows blithely ahead.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   15,045

   Chapters:

   3/?

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