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1. there is love that doesn't have a place to rest by oldvillagecrone

   Fandoms: The Last Kingdom (TV), The Warrior Chronicles | The Saxon Stories - Bernard Cornwell  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con
   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   09 Nov 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Rape/Non-Con
   • Finan (The Last Kingdom)/Original Female Character(s)
   • Past Finan (The Last Kingdom)/Conall's Wife
   • Uhtred of Bebbanburg & Original Female Character(s)
   • Gisela/Uhtred of Bebbanburg
   • Aethelflaed Lady of Mercia/Uhtred of Bebbanburg
   • Finan (The Last Kingdom)
   • Uhtred of Bebbanburg
   • Sihtric (The Last Kingdom)
   • Osferth (c. 885-934)
   • Gisela (The Last Kingdom)
   • Conall (The Last Kingdom)
   • Original Characters
   • Dead Dove: Do Not Eat
   • Sexual Assault
   • Rape Aftermath
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • the main character is so unbelievably traumatized
   • Protective Uhtred of Bebbanburg
   • Protective Finan (The Last Kingdom)
   • Soft Finan (The Last Kingdom)
   • Finan (The Last Kingdom) Backstory
   • Age Difference
   • Slow Burn
   • complicated relationships with sex
   • and religion
   • Hurt No Comfort
   • eventual comfort but it really does take a while
   • Getting Together
   • Eventual Smut
   • Eventual Happy Ending
   • Canon Compliant

   Summary

   "i am selfish, i am broken, i am cruel
   i am all the things they might have said to you
   do you ever think of me and my two hands, and wonder why
   they never soothed your fevers?
   and wonder why
   they never tied your shoes?
   and wonder why
   they never held you gently?"

   Language:

   English

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   Chapters:

   12/?

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