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1. I Feel Numb (In This Kingdom) by PainterOfWords

   Fandoms: Dark Rise Series - C. S. Pacat  

   • Not Rated
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   21 Aug 2025

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Anharion/Sarcean (Dark Rise Series)
   • Sarcean (Dark Rise Series)
   • Anharion (Dark Rise Series)
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Sad
   • It's depressing ya'll
   • and short
   • No beta we die like Katherine
   • But I didn't rlly like her so maybe like Visander the first time
   • I wrote this after a panic attack
   • Title after a song
   • War
   • The collar doesn't make an appearance in this one
   • bc it wasn't the point of the fic
   • Pain
   • Emotional Hurt
   • Fuck the Sun King
   • I want to make that a tag bc he sucks
   • Dark Creatures
   • Unicorns
   • Lions

   Summary

   The battle has long since ended. That much he is sure of; survivors - if even there were any - have gone to regroup and recharge.

   Survivors survivors survivors

   As Anharion stands with his back to Sarcean (who’s still knelt behind him, eyes clear yet unseeing as they stare at the S forever burned into the ground in front of them), protecting him (always protecting because if not Anharion than who else), he can’t help but begin to tremble.

   Because what’s in front of him….

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   415

   Chapters:

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   Kudos:

   19

   Bookmarks:

   3

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