what it means to inherit
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snake oil aphrodisiac by ragtag_writer
Fandoms: Fire Emblem Musou: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem Warriors: Three Hopes, Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses
25 May 2024
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“Come on, it’s me,” Sylvain said. “You didn’t really think I was interested in studying, did you?”
“I… did.” Mercedes said. "Why wouldn't I?"
“Um, hello? It’s obvious.”
"Oh." Mercedes frowned. "Well, I guess I'm just… not like you.”
Sylvain's eyebrows raised. 'Not like him'. He knew what that meant.
"You mean, not a slut."
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When Miklan joins the camp, Sylvain seeks out meaningless sex as a form of self-harm, and Mercedes sees a piece of her past in him.
Sylvain and Mercedes both come from families that used them for their own purposes, and like looking in a mirror, their reactions to trauma are similar but opposite. A fic about Mercedes and Sylvain, their complex feelings about sex and family, and tragic misunderstandings.
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- Part 1 of what it means to inherit
- Part 3 of the blighted events of house bartels
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fake palindromes by ragtag_writer
Fandoms: Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses
11 Dec 2024
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“Oh, apologies, I hate to be negative. But I just don’t see myself marrying. In fact, I’m a little resistant to the whole idea. Even the happiest of unions seem… doomed to dysfunction.” She shook her head. “That must make me sound horribly cynical, doesn’t it?”
Hubert’s face was unchanging as he considered the question, keeping his narrow eye on her.
“It sounds,” he said, after a long silence, “Like you understand how the world works.”
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After a happenstance meeting, Mercedes tells Hubert about her adoptive father pressuring her to marry, and comes to an unexpected decision when he offers his assistance. But with Hubert, things are never as simple as they seem...
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- Part 2 of what it means to inherit