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1. Ascension by rees

   Fandoms: The Mentalist (TV 2008)  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Gen
   • Work in Progress

   11 Aug 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Red John | Thomas McAllister
   • Bret Stiles
   • Original Characters
   • Ray Haffner
   • Allan Charney
   • Martin Talbot
   • Michael Kirkland
   • Orville Tanner
   • Origin Story
   • Red John Origin Story
   • Canon Compliant
   • also not Canon Compliant
   • Psychological Thriller
   • Serial Killers
   • Manipulation
   • Visualize
   • Cult
   • Backstory
   • Character Study
   • Villain Protagonist
   • POV Multiple
   • Unreliable Narrator
   • Psychological Manipulation
   • Obsessive Behavior
   • Power Imbalance
   • predatory behavior
   • Other Additional Tags to Be Added

   Summary

   People aren’t born monsters.
   That young boy becomes what the world has taught him to be, step by step: through silent manipulation, hidden truths and a system that promises enlightenment but teaches domination.

   In a system built on secrets, learning to control people is easy. Stopping is never easy.

   Series

   • Part 1 of The Tyger

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   24,229

   Chapters:

   5/11

   Comments:

   5

   Kudos:

   33

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   162