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1. Love like mine against Hate like hers by ThreeCatsPurrito

   Fandoms: Rebecca - Daphne du Maurier  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/M, M/M, Multi
   • Work in Progress

   16 Mar 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Frank Crawley/Maxim de Winter
   • Narrator/Maxim de Winter
   • Frank Crawley/Narrator/Maxim de Winter
   • Frank Crawley
   • Maxim de Winter
   • Narrator (Rebecca)
   • Rebecca de Winter
   • Jack Favell
   • Mrs Danvers (Rebecca)
   • Frith (Rebecca)
   • Other(s)
   • Original Characters
   • Abusive Relationships
   • Homophobic Language
   • Minor Violence
   • there is some description of punches thrown and blood here and there but I don't deem it major or graphic
   • rebecca dies as is canon
   • tagged explicit bc Idk what the limits are for mature but writing old smut is weird so it could be more graphic than it is?
   • frank crawley is an angel and I would die for him
   • Maxim is Maxim
   • Narrator remains unnamed
   • oh there IS
   • Cheating
   • Loooooots of cheating
   • The dialogues are not politically correct for 2026!
   • I tried my best to keep things both in period and within my own moral code
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added
   • Minor Original Character(s)
   • Depression

   Summary

   Frank Crawley, a dull creature but perfect gentleman, has been Maxim de Winter's closest friend and most loyal employee for good reasons. For one, he believes in Maxim's good heart. For another, he has been helplessly infatuated for many years. It's only natural to help a friend in need of escaping his abusive marriage.
   The line becomes less clear when that friend becomes a widower.
   The line is smudged when he remarries a far nicer woman.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   13,409

   Chapters:

   1/2

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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