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1. To Be Human; To Be Vain by The_Wandering_Hero

   Fandoms: Deadlock (Video Game)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Gen
   • Work in Progress

   04 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • The Doorman & Paige (Deadlock)
   • The Doorman & The Amber Hand (Deadlock)
   • its complicated - Relationship
   • also how is that not a tag - Relationship
   • The Doorman (Deadlock)
   • The Amber Hand (Deadlock)
   • Paige (Deadlock)
   • she doesn't appear in chapter 1 sorry
   • Angst
   • ig?
   • Surreal
   • Character Study
   • most of this is just dialogue sorry guys
   • Blood
   • Blood and Injury
   • God Complex
   • How Do I Tag
   • Post-ritual
   • That's not a tag
   • Humanity
   • Developing Friendships
   • One-Sided Relationship

   Summary

   On August 27th, 1949, one patron is sacrificed, and another is reborn.

   On August 27th, 1949, five people die to a sacred ritual.

   On August 27th, 1949, the Doorman of the Baroness goes missing.

   Because, on August 27th, 1949, the Amber King decides that a certain fledgling god is more interesting to him alive than dead.

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   English

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