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1. The Devil’s Ward by OptimisticPLB

   Fandoms: Ready or Not (Movies)  

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

   02 Sep 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Titus Danforth/You
   • Titus Danforth/Reader
   • Titus Danforth & Ursula Danforth
   • Ursula Danforth & Reader
   • Titus Danforth
   • Chester Danforth
   • Ursula Danforth
   • Reader
   • Original Characters
   • Slow Burn
   • Angst and Hurt/Comfort
   • Childhood Trauma
   • No Use of Y/N for Reader-Insert
   • Protective Siblings
   • Arranged Marriage
   • Protective Titus Danforth
   • Arranged Power Structures
   • Everyone Wants Something From You
   • touch her and die trope
   • Growing Up Together
   • Reader has a last name
   • Gothic Elements
   • Eventual Romance
   • Angst and Romance
   • Chester has a heavy hand
   • Protective Ursula
   • world building
   • Coming of Age

   Summary

   The Blackthornes ruled the High Seat. Until they didn’t.

   After your family’s sudden deaths leave you the last Blackthorne, the council families compete for your inheritance, your guardianship, and your future. In a world built on bloodlines, bargains, and arranged marriages, the only thing no hunt could ever claim was your heart.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   34,497

   Chapters:

   4/?

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

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   Bookmarks:

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