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i was alone so long (i didn't even know that i was lonely) by BeetlesYourJuice
Fandoms: Operation Mincemeat - SpitLip
14 Jun 2026
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Ewen Montagu is fifteen when he meets the new couple who just moved into the little cottage in the countryside near his family's manor. It's here that he first meets an adult who actually sees him for who he is and doesn't immediately turn away from the truth. At nineteen, Hester Leggatt finally convinces him to attend one of her weekly meetings. There he introduces himself to Charles Cholmondeley, who he immediately decides is an asshole.
Charles hadn't meant to insult the new boy, and he certainly hadn't meant to find him so impossibly attractive. He has no idea how to fix the damage he's done, but he suddenly finds he wants nothing more than to understand the politician's son that Jean Leslie insists is a complete and utter prick.
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OR: monty's family sucks, charles falls first and everyone but monty sees it, jean is Done with them, hester just wants everyone to be safe, and john is a good partner
OR OR: no one is safe from me self-projecting this time around. now with multiple povs and tories!
title from "all i've ever known" from hadestown