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"I don't care what you do. Just don't do it directly in front of me."
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When financially-strapped Arthur Kirkland moves in with flamboyant, hyper-sexual Francis Bonnefoy, it starts off as a confusing and bickering arrangement. Francis has never met someone who looks at the world of romance and simply sees… nothing. And while the Frenchman is trying to figure out what’s going on with his new roommate, Arthur—at the end of the day—really just wants to read his book.
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“Roddy… I have nightmares. Like, really bad ones. A few times a week, at least. And sometimes… I have episodes. Like the one with Feli. I wake up swinging, or screaming, or I just… freeze. I can’t…” He looked away, the admission tasting like failure. “I don’t want to freak you out.”
Roderich was silent for a long moment. Gilbert braced for the polite retreat.
“I don’t mind,” Roderich said, his voice firm. “I’ve… I’ve read about it. PTSD. I know it’s not you being difficult. It’s your nervous system reacting to old danger. I can… I would like to be there. If it happens.”
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While formally known as Oberleutnant Beilschmidt, Gilbert was now a veteran amputee struggling with PTSD, noise sensitivity and reintegration into civilian life in Berlin. After reuniting with an old friend, he navigates through relationships, old secrets, and the slow process of healing—both physically and emotionally.
Rated M for intense themes of trauma, violence, mental health, flashbacks of character death and swearing.