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The general mistrust of magic as well as dangerous people in his past kept Jonathan Sims isolated, hidden away where he hoped he might finally be safe. Until he met someone who might be worth shattering that peace for.
Edit: updated the tags for ch 18 and 19, as they contain discussions of past sexual abuse.
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- Part 1 of No Freedom from Knowing
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Thomas Cardinal Lawrence has prayed for a new Pope who doubts, a Pope who sins and asks for forgiveness and carries on. Instead, he gets a gentle, otherworldly saint who is far above the troubles and failings of ordinary men. Or is he?
The first twenty-four hours of Innocent XIV's pontificate turn out to be the best of Thomas's life, and the worst, and then the best again, and then the worst again… Because sometimes the Holy Spirit sends you certainty, and sometimes he sends you a rollercoaster.
As the wolves snarl and maul, the sheep quail and the sheepdogs scramble to retain control, Thomas learns that still waters run deep, and that friend and foe alike will underestimate this new shepherd of theirs at their peril.
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Cunoesse is missing.
Cuno is worried enough to ask for help.
Harry will do his best, but really wishes Kim was with him.
Kim wishes he was there too, instead of trapped at Precinct 57 by unprocessed transfer paperwork. -
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Monsters have been taking people in Jon's town. Given Jon's reputation, nobody will believe him ... or do anything to help. Desperate to get answers, Jon risks his life to set out for Blackwood Castle - allegedly, the home of a witch.
All on his own, Martin lives out the rest of his days as a miserable monster, cursed by his mother long ago. There is a way to break the curse, but Martin knows it's not possible, not for a beast like him. One day, he meets an incredibly strange man - who breaks into the castle of a witch?
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We're Here, We're Queer, We're Full Of Fear! by patrocleanMarcescence
Fandoms: Disco Elysium (Video Game)
28 Jun 2023
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VOLITION [Easy: Success] – Don't bring up anyone's deep-seated traumas. *Especially* not right now.
ELECTROCHEMISTRY [Medium: Success] – Yeah, you were kind of in the middle of something.
Are you done moping about gun violence? Is this *finally* the part where you two fuck each other senseless?
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Kim and Harry are eager to get intimate, but they have a lot of mental baggage getting in the way. Kim comes out as transmasculine, and Harry grapples with the past. They both try to talk their way through their worries, with varying degrees of success.
(This narrative can stand on its own, but some sections will be more meaningful if you've read the previous work in the series.)
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