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Finally, they arrive at the homily. Benítez is much briefer than his predecessor. And yet, his speech feels fuller, somehow. He pins them all under the darkness of his gaze. When his eyes land on Aldo, he feels as if Benítez has stripped him bare, that he can see the horrible, green monster that writhes beneath his breast. He speaks of love and light, a desire to move them forward into the future while paying homage to the past. Aldo feels trapped in that damned vote, watching the world crumble under his feet.
The morning after Vincent Benítez is elected Pope Innocent XIV, Aldo Bellini attends morning mass. He tries to grapple with the scale of everything he's lost to Benítez: his role as Secretary of State, the Papacy, and Thomas Lawrence.
Or, the one where Aldo is still sore about the conclave, and he has to navigate his new place in the Curia while trying to sort out his feelings for Thomas and Vincent. They all have feelings about this, separately, and then together.
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- Part 1 of Sanguis Christi
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You Say It Loud And You Go From There by HereHaveAFandom
Fandoms: Conclave (2024), Conclave - Robert Harris
14 Aug 2025
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Thomas doesn't know if he's being heard, but God certainly did send him an (extremely unlikely) message.
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- Part 5 of Conclave Bingo 2025
- Part 1 of And God Said Get That Man Pregnant
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(the more it hurts) the less it shows by lily_winterwood
Fandoms: Conclave (2024), Conclave - Robert Harris
29 May 2025
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Vincent sits in a confessional booth, waiting.
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- Part 1 of the little i have and am
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31 May 2025
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“You are not well,” Salvador returns. “You are overflowing with…” he pauses to search for the word and he finds it, “grief. You’re grieving. It has hollowed you out.”
“I have nothing to grieve for.”
“You’re lying, Thomas.”
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Vincent Benítez becomes Pope Innocent XIV. Thomas Lawrence stays behind.
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- Part 2 of Volo ut sis
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A Revelation In And Of Time (Or Vincent Benítez's Very Strange Guide To Time Loops) by cottongod
Fandoms: Conclave (2024), Conclave - Robert Harris
28 Apr 2025
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The Dean of the College of Cardinals asks him, “Do you accept?”
Vincent breathes, then says, “Non accepto.”
One Cardinal Benítez refuses the Papacy, thinking himself better suited for the heavy work of helping the impoverished. This action, of course, has consequences.
Hey, at least, the angels will be well-entertained for a good while.Bookmarked by star_treader
06 Mar 2025