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1. I built my dreams around you; somehow you made me care by MartenBlackwood

   Fandoms: Malevolent (Podcast)  

   • Not Rated
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • Other
   • Complete Work

   01 Aug 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Kayne/Arthur Lester
   • Kayne & Arthur Lester
   • Arthur Lester/The Manager
   • The Manager & Arthur Lester
   • Kayne & Lillith (Malevolent)
   • Kayne & Peter "Parker" Yang (Malevolent)
   • The Manager & Peter "Parker" Yang (Malevolent)
   • Arthur Lester & Lillith
   • Lillith & Faroe Lester
   • The Manager (Malevolent)
   • Arthur Lester
   • Lillith (Malevolent)
   • Faroe Lester
   • Kayne (Malevolent)
   • Peter "Parker" Yang (Malevolent)
   • Character Study
   • can be read as romantic or platonic
   • Parent-Child Relationship
   • not that. that's not the romantic or platonic bit
   • its the bit that's tagged twice both ways silly
   • only kiiiind of Kayne Arthur?
   • Basically up to a certain point the Manager is basically Kayne
   • Child Death
   • Grief/Mourning
   • Repression
   • Gore
   • Immortality
   • Guilt
   • I'm supposed to hang out with someone tomorrow (today) at 9
   • and instead I stayed up all night to get this done in time for yaoi day
   • and it isn't even entirely yaoi its a the guy with the feelings doesn't know what they are either so
   • you're welcome anyway. Happy Yaoi day I guess lsjdfsdjflksj
   • but no seriously this is like a deep dive I worked so hard on this please read it
   • I think its maybe my best work ever and I've been obsessing over this idea
   • anyway k tnx bye
   • Angst and Feels
   • Angst
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Hurt No Comfort
   • there's a lot going on here guys
   • Vivisection
   • Non-Consensual Touching
   • Cannibalism
   • Typical Kayne stuff

   Summary

   Blood on his hands had never been a problem before. He LIKED the feeling.

   Until Kayne came and killed his baby girl. He can try to say he's different all he wants, it doesn't mean shit when his hands are still red.

   --------------------------------

   Or: how do you go from being something like Kayne, to someone like the Manager, who still has the same habits and quirks, but is so so guilty, and shoves everything he has in common with himself away?

   The difference between universes is small. One tiny thing.

   He loves his daughter, and she loves Arthur.

   It all unravels from there

   Series

   • Part 1 of And the sultry breeze That sang in the trees Is suddenly strangely still

   Language:

   English

   Words:

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   Chapters:

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   Comments:

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