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  1. Public Bookmark 72

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    AU-Claire ends up in 1743 and cannot get back. Not totally the worst thing when one considers she was in an unhappy marriage. Anyhow she is not found by anyone and so she rolls up her sleeves, works as a healer and builds a life in a small village on the cusp of Clan McKenzie. All of which is ruined when two small red headed children running from English forces are found in her garden.

     

    AU in which Jamie is a single Dad to Faith and Brianna and Claire inevitably ends up helping his children flee from the law.

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    07 Feb 2026

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    After nearly nine years of being a widow, Claire has Jamie back in her arms and in her life. After a lifetime of stories, Brianna’s father is a real, living man. The family at Lallybroch must prepare to welcome visits from the English to check in with the former prisoner. They cannot afford any slip-ups; if Mister Malcolm is revealed to be Red Jamie, Claire’s widowhood will be restored. Permanently this time.

    Claire cannot survive another pregnancy, and she and Jamie do feel that absence, a loss of sorts. Yet their little family grows in a way none of them expect.

    Brianna’s illness remains an ever-present fear for Claire, and now Jamie, as he learns how to grapple with it. Can they keep a lid on it for the rest of her life?

    A story of second chances, of found family, and hope in the face of fear and uncertainty.

    CONTENT WARNING: This story contains physical abuse of a child and physical abuse of a spouse/domestic violence prior to chapter 14, and allusions to these themes going forward.

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    04 Feb 2026

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    “Lallybroch may no longer be yer husband’s land in name, but ye’ll always have a place here, Claire. Ye’ll always belong wi’ us.”

    Claire smiled at her tearfully. “Thank you, Jenny.”

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    Right before Culloden, Jamie makes Claire promise she will be a mother to Fergus. With the deed of sasine in hand and that promise in her heart, Claire heads back to Lallybroch. There’s just one thing…she didn’t tell Jamie she was pregnant. Now, she is faced with the prospect of never getting to tell him, of having to raise their child without him. She is also faced with the dangerous reality of her high risk pregnancy. But Jamie made a promise: whatever happens, she’d never be alone again. And even without him, Claire can feel him keeping his promise through the love and comfort of his family, helping her bring their child into the world and raising her in his memory.

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    My take on “Jamie doesn’t send Claire back through the stones.” I wanted to somehow prove that even if Jamie had died at Culloden like he’d planned, Claire still would have been happier raising her child with Jamie’s family in the past than she ever would have been in the future with Frank.

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    03 Feb 2026

  4. Public Bookmark 42

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    Claire goes on a journey to discover what happened to her daughter, Faith and tries to change the past or perhaps the future. Set post season 7 finale.

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    31 Jan 2026

  5. Public Bookmark 26

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    “I should’ve told ye sooner,” Jamie said, his voice resigned. “I thought about it a few times, but…” He sighed heavily and ran a hand through his hair, his frustration palpable. “I couldnae talk about it. Especially not with ye.”

    Jamie and Lord John talk. Really, really talk. Who could have guessed what secrets this godforsaken night in a cave would bring to light?

    Set some weeks after the "carnal knowledge" incident.

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    28 Jan 2026