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1. Far Gone and Out by carnalhaus

   Fandoms: American Tradition, Original Work  

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

   17 Feb 2026

   Tags

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   • Sledge Slaughter/Reader
   • Original Characters
   • Sledge Slaughter
   • Slow Burn
   • Canon Compliant
   • Eventual Romance
   • Canon-Typical Behavior

   Summary

   WESTERN PENNSYLVANIA, 1998

   Sledge is not a man who bruises easily, and I know this because he smacked his face on the back door the day I met him. Waffle House smelled heavy of smoke and syrup that day, and I remember my sinuses burning because one of the stove fans had gone out.

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