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1. The Spring Before by peppermintfrog13

   Fandoms: Ghosts (TV 2019)  

   • Mature
   • Major Character Death
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   24 Jun 2025

   Tags

   • Major Character Death
   • The Captain/Lieutenant Havers (Ghosts TV 2019)
   • The Captain (Ghosts TV 2019)
   • Lieutenant Havers (Ghosts TV 2019)
   • Period-Typical Homophobia
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Gentle Sex
   • Fluff
   • Boarding School
   • Military Background
   • Period Typical Attitudes
   • Caning
   • Victorian Flower Code
   • The Captain is Autistic (Ghosts TV 2019)
   • Historical Accuracy
   • Complete historical accuracy is my passion
   • Childhood Trauma
   • Period Typical Bigotry
   • Internalised Homophobia
   • World War II
   • The Captain's Name Is James (Ghosts TV 2019)
   • Lieutenant Havers's Name Is Anthony (Ghosts TV 2019)
   • Canon Compliant
   • Headcanon
   • Dead Dove: Do Not Eat
   • Am I giving characters my problems? Maybe
   • Insomnia
   • Trauma
   • The Captain has PTSD (Ghosts TV 2019)
   • The Captain Needs a Hug (Ghosts TV 2019)
   • Flashbacks
   • Mental Breakdown
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Mentions of Self Injury
   • Mentions of Suicide

   Summary

   The Captain and Havers find comfort in the woods near Button house. Far enough away that they felt almost safe from the Judgmental attitudes of 1940s England.

   I calculated it, and the time between the captain's diary entry in the button house archives about Lt Havers coming to Button House and him leaving for North Africa was only two months. Cap fell hard and fast, huh.

   I apologise in advance for the formatting (there's nothing awful but it's annoying)
   Will be updating inconsistently bc college stuff

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   10,102

   Chapters:

   11/?

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