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1. For the King by SirBananadragon

   Fandoms: The Inheritance Cycle - Christopher Paolini  

   • Mature
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   24 Aug 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Galbatorix/Orrin (Inheritance Cycle)
   • Galbatorix & Shruikan
   • Orrin (Inheritance Cycle)
   • Galbatorix (Inheritance Cycle)
   • Shruikan (Inheritance Cycle)
   • Side Characters;
   • Murtagh Morzansson
   • Thorn (Inheritance Cycle)
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Enemies to Friends to Lovers
   • or is it enemies to science buddies to lovers
   • Pre-Canon
   • very shortly before the books at least
   • Threats
   • Canon-Typical Violence
   • Moral Ambiguity
   • Dubious Morality
   • Politics
   • not too much though
   • Implied/Referenced Homophobia
   • Fluff and Angst
   • Snippets
   • Developing Relationship
   • Mental Health Issues
   • Don't Take This Too Seriously
   • I don't do that either
   • I'm so tired of character hate
   • Ending the war before it really starts
   • Self-Harm
   • but it's not exactly intentional
   • Scars
   • magic can be quite dangerous
   • Repressed Memories
   • Shruikan puts his paw down
   • Possessive Behavior
   • Mutual Pining
   • Secret Relationship
   • going slightly into the happenings of the first book
   • Dragons
   • Hatchlings
   • Murtagh and thorn appear in the last chapter if youre looking for that

   Summary

   Orrin never chose to be king and he never really wanted to be one.
   Galbatorix chose to be king and never should have been one.

   Threats turn to conversations and as it turns out, they have more in common than it might seem.
   Certainly enough to break a cage and pull a mind from the dark.

   Series

   • Part 1 of For the King

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   45,618

   Chapters:

   10/10

   Comments:

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