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1. The Heartbeat of the World by DangersUntoldHardshipsUnnumbered

   Fandoms: Pluribus (TV 2025)  

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

   01 Jun 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Helen/Carol Sturka/Zosia
   • Helen/Carol Sturka
   • Carol Sturka/Zosia
   • Helen/Zosia (Pluribus)
   • Helen (Pluribus)
   • Zosia (Pluribus)
   • Carol Sturka
   • Original Characters
   • Music
   • Musicians

   Summary

   When the Muse of Song decides to try and tell a story...

   Carol Sturka writes the Nashville hits that blare out of car stereos on every country road, but her soul is in the songs she plays to nobody on Monday nights. Zosia, a young hungry singer feeling boxed in by the Nashville machine, hears Carol sing one of those songs in a crappy bar and makes it her mission to find Carol and record that song. Helen, an emotionally guarded studio owner who has a painful history with Carol, against her better judgment, decides to make it happen.

   They find resolution, healing, love and the creative partnership of a lifetime. And a busybody Muse who will give you, dear reader, all of the tea.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   21,652

   Chapters:

   8/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

   42

   Bookmarks:

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