Fic :: Gideon the Ninth/The Locked Tomb Trilogy :: Midnight at the Mithraeum:: 7/9

nhylluan:

enechelon:

Title: Midnight at the Mithraeum, Chapter 7 (/9)
Fandom: The Locked Tomb
Category: F/F
Pairing: Gideon Nav/Harrowhark Nonagesimus
Rating: T+
Word count: ~7,800 words this chapter, ~47,200 overall so far
Tags: background cam/dulcie/pal, background corona/judith, gideon and corona date a bit, alternate universe - modern setting, bars/pubs, casinos and gambling, woke up married in fake!vegas, heavy drinking, smoking, vegas wedding, kissing, non-linear narrative, marriage, divorce, fade to black, harrow has a dog, the dog is a good girl

Summary:

It’d been two years since Gideon Nav gathered her wine key and her gaming license and escaped The Locked Tomb, a speakeasy-style cocktail bar managed by the hateful Harrowhark Nonagesimus.  Now, dealing tables at The Mithraeum Hotel & Casino, things were really looking up. So when Gideon scored a date with the most beautiful showgirl in the Gilded Halls of Ida, the last thing she expected was to wake up married to her old nemesis and former coworker.

The story starts the night of Gideon’s date and alternates between the events leading up to the wedding and the weeks that follow as Gideon tries to navigate life married to someone who claims to want nothing more than to forget she exists.

Notes:

Written for The Locked Tomb Big Bang, @tltbb, which means there’s gorgeous art to go along with the fic!

Decemberiste’s art! | Nhylluan’s art!

Special thanks to Team Capitate for making this all such a great experience! Thank you to margaret-rhee , darlingofdots and jpnadia for the beta and cheerleading. Thank you to decemberiste and nhylluan for the gorgeous art! I feel incredibly lucky and just spoiled all around. And thank you to the mods at @tltbb for making it all possible!

[Midnight at the Mithraeum, Chapter 7]

Couldn’t resist doing another piece for this fic, it’s so good, y’all.
Really grateful to have got the chance to work with this team