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The Great Undoing by writteninblack
Fandoms: The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir
27 Jan 2026
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Summary
"Will you sit on this?" Gideon asks, seemingly apropos of nothing (though Ianthe's threat of take that wretched woman to bed or else resounds in her head) as she hands her a pillow.
Harrow rears back from the fluffy piece of decorative nonsense. "Why would I?"
"Humor me."
Ninth nuns warned of carnal pleasures. Nothing about her existence constitutes the need for desires of the flesh beyond a desire to unite with the body of the locked tomb.
Yet, finally divorced from her own thoughts and very will, her body gives a jerk that unhinges her jaw until her mouth falls open, almost in shock. This sensation feels like a shock to her very system. She belatedly realizes this is why Gideon made her sit on the pillow, pure subterfuge. "Griddle," she warns.
"Just like that, Harrow. Keep going."
______As Gideon and Harrow explore physical intimacy for the first time, Harrow’s lifelong admirable Ninth modesty is a little tricky to shake.