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1. A Little Less Alone by headfirstfearless11

   Fandoms: A Court of Thorns and Roses Series - Sarah J. Maas  

   • Not Rated
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   • F/M
   • Work in Progress

   03 May 2026

   Tags

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   • Azriel/Gwyneth Berdara
   • Azriel (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
   • Gwyneth Berdara
   • Azriel's Shadows (A Court of Thorns and Roses)
   • HoEaB
   • Spoilers for Book 1: House of Earth and Blood (Crescent City Series)
   • Inspired by Crescent City Series
   • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
   • Self-Esteem Issues
   • Self-Hatred
   • Self-Worth Issues
   • Protective Gwyneth Berdara
   • Sad Azriel (A Court of Thorns and Roses)

   Summary

   "Worthless. Weak. Scarred. Disfigured. Grotesque. Unloved. Unwanted. Demon. Ruined.
   These were words Azriel often repeated to himself.. especially when the sun had set and his demons came out to play. [...] Down the hallway towards his room Azriel shuffled, eager for a hot, steaming, *searing* shower. Maybe tonight… maybe this time… he would be able to wash away his sins from not only his body but his soul as well… if he still had any remnants of a soul left, that is…"

   I haven't written in years. But, after two margaritas, my creative juices started flowing... that or my insecurities have been drunk away into silence.
   Regardless, I was planning on making this a Gwynriel short story based on the shower scene between Hunt and Bryce from Chapter 54 of 'Crescent City: House of Earth and Sky'.

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   English

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