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Bertha Russell never truly approved of Marian Brook for her son — not openly, at least. Determined to protect the Russell legacy, she moves like a queen across the social board, doing what she must to keep Larry’s heart — and his future — untouched by romantic naiveté.
Yet, in a twist no one expected, not even Marian herself, Bertha begins to draw the young woman into her world. A dress here, a diamond there, a sudden invitation to an elite soirée — gestures that blur the line between manipulation and mentorship. It's as if Bertha is slowly grooming Marian, not just as a potential daughter-in-law, but as something more unsettling: a mirror, or even a successor.
Meanwhile, Marian struggles in silence. Her heart longs for love, but her mind demands certainty. Is Larry’s affection real, or just a rebellion against his mother’s expectations? What truly sustains love — passion, friendship, shared ambition… or mere survival?
With whispers swirling through ballrooms and glances exchanged like weapons, Marian is forced to question not just the nature of her relationship, but also the cost of stepping fully into the Russell world.
Because in this world, love may be desired — but power is always required.
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31 Aug 2025
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would you fall in love with me (again) by Anonymous for KorrohShipper
Fandoms: The Gilded Age (TV 2022)
22 Sep 2025
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“Even if Caligula offered his generals an explanation on his war on the sea—” Agnes poisonously eyed the society papers which defamed her niece's good standing and reputation, the latest installment of what was being circulated, and now which she considered as prohibited contraband, before crumpling up in her fist and tossing it straight into the fire where it belonged, “—it still wouldn’t make things right.”
In which Andre’s leaks caused more damage as Marian did not learn of the news that Larry went to the Haymarket on the night of their engagement from John.
She—like the rest of New York—found out from the morning gossip column and it makes all the difference in everyone's lives.
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30 Aug 2025
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Echoes, Silence, Patience And Grace by IWannaDoBadThingsWithYou237
Fandoms: The Gilded Age (TV 2022)
18 Aug 2025
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AU Post Series 2-In which George’s union shenanigans sees his enemies kidnap Larry—and by mistake Marian. Held hostage, fearful and trapped with nobody but each other they are forced to find a way to survive, their feelings inevitably run away with them. Some TRIGGERS.
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30 Jul 2025
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AU, post Season 16, alternate E/O reunion story. Just a few days after Noah's adoption, Olivia Benson has a chance encounter that reconnects her with the Stabler family after four years of nothing. This helps Olivia and Elliot begin a journey back to each other - because they were always meant to be.
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- Part 1 of The Rewritten Stars
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01 Jul 2025
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The day before her wedding to Dashiell, Marian panics. How has she let it go on this long? She always meant to call it off, and now it's too late. Larry points out that she can’t marry Dashiell tomorrow if she’s already married.
Or: Marian and Larry elope the day before her wedding to Dashiell. And then must come back and deal with the social and familial fall-out of a secret elopement. Oh, and the fact that they’re married, haven’t even so much as kissed, and are both secretly falling for each other.
It's fine. It's totally fine. Everything is fine.
(AU after 2x07)
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04 Jun 2025