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1. love is a smoke raised with the fume of sighs by sarahtlou

   Fandoms: Death Becomes Her - Mattison & Carey/Pennette  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/F
   • Complete Work

   09 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Madeline Ashton/Helen Sharp
   • Madeline Ashton
   • Helen Sharp (Death Becomes Her)
   • Viola Van Horn
   • Stefan (Death Becomes Her)
   • Chagall (Death Becomes Her)
   • Stacey (Death Becomes Her)
   • Brenda Rizzo (Death Becomes Her)
   • Ernest Menville
   • Original Child Character(s)
   • high school theatre
   • Shakespeare
   • Teachers AU
   • Angst
   • but it WILL be happy eventually

   Summary

   A school play forces Helen and Madeline, two high school teachers from separate departments who hate each other's guts, to work together on something for once. Will they be able to settle their differences and pull through in time for the show, or will it all end in tears?

   Series

   • Part 1 of madhel: teacher edition

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   43,097

   Chapters:

   12/12

   Comments:

   332

   Kudos:

   272

   Bookmarks:

   20

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   4,682