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1. the age-old curse (I love you, i'm sorry) by Notevenaproperword

   Fandoms: Death Becomes Her - Mattison & Carey/Pennette, Death Becomes Her (1992)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/F
   • Complete Work

   05 Sep 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Madeline Ashton/Helen Sharp
   • Minor or Background Relationship(s)
   • Ernest Menville/Sarah
   • Madeline Ashton
   • Helen Sharp (Death Becomes Her)
   • Original Child Character(s)
   • Ernest Menville
   • Stefan (Death Becomes Her)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Divorced Madhel
   • Inspired by The Parent Trap (1998)
   • Yearning
   • Useless Lesbians
   • Family Shenanigans
   • M for chapter 5
   • Angst and Feels
   • EGOT yearner Mad
   • Successful writer Hel

   Summary

   By now, Virginia Ashton-Sharp knows how to present herself depending on which coast she’s on. In New York, she is Helen’s daughter. She's smart, sharp-tongued and meticulous.
 In L.A., she is Madeline’s, charming, funny and perceptive.
   The truth is, Virginia doesn't really know who she is sometimes. She knows what she wants however.
   It's really simple, Virginia just wants her family back.

   OR

   Madeline and Helen's divorce near its four-year anniversary, their eleven year-old daughter knows in her heart they're still in love. She watches a movie and hatches a plan. Trouble ensues.

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   English

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