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1. Teach Me to Live, Teach Me to Breathe (Season 1) by rainwilder

   Fandoms: Xena: Warrior Princess  

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

   16 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Gabrielle/Xena (Xena)
   • Xena (Xena)
   • Gabrielle (Xena)
   • Argo (Xena)
   • tbh everyone from season 1
   • Canon Compliant
   • Extended Scene
   • Deleted Scenes
   • Slow Burn
   • Friends to Lovers
   • Season/Series 01
   • Bickering
   • Flirting
   • everything that happens in season 1
   • mostly banter with a bit of cuddling
   • more coming in later seasons will this devolve into smut? maybe so

   Summary

   “You can sleep over there,” Xena said, tossing Gabrielle a heavy fur. Gabrielle didn’t expect it to hit her so hard in the face. Regardless, she stood to lay it out for herself on the far side of the fire. A little thrill shot through her when her shy smile was returned by Xena.

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   A series of extended, altered, and deleted scenes from every Season 1 episode of Xena, including pre, post, and during episodes. A telling of Xena and Gabrielle falling in love, episode by episode. Every tiny detail of their love story is eating holes in my brain, I had to write them down.

   Series

   • Part 1 of Warrior Is

   Language:

   English

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   34,385

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   5/5

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