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1. like a moth to burgundy flame by imfreefalling

   Fandoms: Blue Lock (Manga), Blue Lock (Anime), Blue Lock - All Media Types  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Major Character Death
   • F/F, F/M
   • Work in Progress

   12 Sep 2026

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Major Character Death
   • Itoshi Sae/Shidou Ryuusei
   • Itoshi Rin & Itoshi Sae
   • Itoshi Sae/Michael Kaiser
   • Michael Kaiser/Alexis Ness
   • Itoshi Rin and Itoshi Sae's Parents & Itoshi Sae
   • Shidou Ryuusei & Yukimiya Kenyuu
   • Itoshi Sae
   • Shidou Ryuusei
   • Itoshi Rin
   • Michael Kaiser
   • Itoshi Rin and Itoshi Sae's Parents
   • Alexis Ness
   • Hiori You
   • Nanase Nijirou
   • Niko Ikki
   • Alternate Universe - Fantasy
   • Alternate Universe - No Blue Lock
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Alternate Universe - Gender Changes
   • Femlock | Female Blue Lock
   • not everyone is genderbent tho
   • Kind of a character study
   • Itoshi Rin and Itoshi Sae Have a Good Relationship
   • Itoshi Sae-centric
   • shidou is a literal demon
   • Consensual Kidnapping
   • Deal with a Devil
   • Consensual but Not Safe or Sane
   • sae and rin have an 11 year age difference in case anyone cares
   • Lesbians
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Non-Sexual Intimacy
   • Angst with a Happy Ending
   • mentioned cannibalism but shidou doesn't eat anyone plot-relevant
   • NEXT TAGS ARE NOOOTTTT ABOUT SDSE (it's about kaisae)
   • Sexual Harassment
   • Abusive Relationships
   • Physical Abuse
   • Arranged Marriage
   • Michael Kaiser is His Own Warning
   • Female Itoshi Sae
   • Female Shidou Ryuusei
   • Period-Typical Racism
   • Angst
   • badly written politics
   • Unresolved Sexual Tension
   • it gets resolved eventually but
   • It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
   • War
   • pretending to be a man to fight in a war
   • holy shit i overtagged
   • a couple of timeskips because the author doesn't know how else to portray this war
   • jesus christ im bad at tagging

   Summary

   It is a common tale, of brides wishing to flee unhappy fates bound to unloving, unfaithful husbands.

   Princess Sae Itoshi never expected her beautiful savior to return, but then again, she didn't expect her savior to be a demon.

   Series

   • Part 1 of A Thread Spun From Souls
   • Part 1 of Where We’ll Always Belong

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   12,606

   Chapters:

   2/3

   Comments:

   32

   Kudos:

   40

   Bookmarks:

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