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1. Another Child Ballad by the_warm_beige_color

   Fandoms: Broadchurch  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings, Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con
   • F/M
   • Complete Work

   24 Sep 2025

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Rape/Non-Con
   • Alec Hardy/Ellie Miller
   • Alec Hardy & Ellie Miller
   • Alec Hardy
   • Ellie Miller (Broadchurch)
   • Claire Ripley
   • Lee Ashworth
   • Tess Henchard
   • Selkies
   • Mythology
   • References to Ancient Celtic Religions & Lore
   • Alec Hardy Needs A Hug
   • Ellie Miller (Broadchurch) Needs a Hug
   • Season/Series 02
   • Curses
   • Emotional/Psychological Abuse
   • It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
   • But it does get better I promise
   • Whump
   • Rape/Non-con Elements
   • I’m probably missing something
   • excessive use of commas

   Summary

   Claire called him ‘Alec.’

   He doesn’t like being called Alec, Ellie thought to herself. She looked over at him, at how he immediately curled in, shoulders hunched, arms brought forward to cross protectively over his chest. She tried to catch his eye, but Hardy resolutely did not look back at her, eyes fixed on Claire.

   Something was very wrong. She just couldn’t put her finger on it quite yet.

   ~~

   or: the emancipation of one Alec Hardy

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   10,911

   Chapters:

   3/3

   Comments:

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