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1. Opportunistic are those who slumber by Attilios

   Fandoms: 明日方舟 | Arknights (Video Game)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   24 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Lumen/Shalem (Arknights)
   • Lumen (Arknights)
   • Shalem (Arknights)
   • Tragodia | Phantom Alter (Arknights)
   • Doctor (Arknights)
   • Original Arknights Characters
   • Drama & Romance
   • Strangers to Friends to Lovers
   • Phantom is called Lucian (Arknights)
   • Major Original Character(s)
   • Found Family
   • Arknights Spoilers
   • Story happens after the events of Act or Die (Arknights)
   • Story happens after the events of Stultifera Navis (Arknights)
   • Childhood Trauma
   • Implied/Referenced Child Abuse
   • plot relevant sex
   • Complicated Relationships
   • Crack Relationships
   • Angst
   • Eventual Happy Ending
   • Taking care of a child
   • Slow Burn
   • Long Shot
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • Everyone Needs a Hug
   • Past Relationship(s)
   • Loss of Parent(s)
   • I Will Go Down with This Ship
   • Non-Sexual Intimacy
   • partially not beta read
   • Minor Shalem/Phantom (Arknights)
   • Lumen is called Jordi (Arknights)
   • Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault
   • Attempted Sexual Assault
   • Original evil characters (for the lack of a better word)

   Summary

   Shalem, now taking care of a child, runs into Lumen, who is the only person able to help him in the dire need.

   As the two intertwine their fates, only one issue arises.

   That being the mysterious pasts the two hide from each other.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   60,602

   Chapters:

   12/25

   Kudos:

   8

   Hits:

   166