Empty Graves — Chapter 2
Fandom: The Locked Tomb
Pairing: Gideon Nav/Harrowhark Nonagesimus
Rating: M
Tags: alternate universe - canon divergence, secret identity, slow burn, emotional manipulation, suicidal ideation (both gideon and harrow bc they have issues), canon-typical violence“Take more care in the future, Lieutenant,” the embodiment of all evil said like she was chastising an errant toddler. “It can be dangerous down here. There are some depths even I haven’t probed.”
“That’s what she said,” Gideon blurted.Summary: Gideon enters the House of the Ninth for the first time when she is eighteen years old. She has a sword, an alias, and a mission. She needs to win the Reverend Daughter’s trust if she’s going to make her way into the depths of Drearburh and free the monster chained there. But Harrowhark Nonagesimus is cagey and haunted and, frankly, kind of a bitch. The Ninth House is a nest of horrors poised to swallow her whole. And Gideon is off the leash for the first time in her life, with everything resting on her success.
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