#wish my nervous system understood the difference between posting fanfics and being held at gunpoint

[cramberry24]

I Am No Mother, I Am No Bride, I Am King

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Pairing: Robert Zussman/Original Female Character

Tags: 18+ Minors DNI, Explicit Language, Hurt/Comfort, Canon-Typical Violence, Period Typical Attitudes, Historical References, Historical Inaccuracy, War, Slow Burn, Friends to Lovers, Medical Inaccuracies, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Fluff, Friendship, Period-Typical Sexism, Idiots in Love, Implied/Referenced Sexual Assault, Implied/Referenced Sexual Harassment, Period-Typical Racism, Period-Typical Homophobia, Feminist Themes, Queer Themes, Survivor Guilt, Self-Esteem Issues, Blood and Gore, Graphic Description of Corpses, Protective Robert Zussman, Trauma, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Choking, Buried Alive, Not Actually Unrequited Love

Summary: Evelyn O'Shea just wanted to do her duty, for her family and her country, and get this war over and done with. At first, that just meant learning to be a nurse, but soon she finds herself leaving her medical division and trading in medical kits for guns and bullets, joining the Bloody First as a combat soldier. She's never been one to back down from a challenge, and with new and old friends at her back, she thinks she might just make it through this God-forsaken war in one piece. But if there's one thing she's learned in life, it's to hope for the best and prepare for the worst, and as she gets deeper into the war, as she begins to lose her heart to one of her squadmates, she starts to realize that there are things no one can prepare for, and that no one can come back from.

Actually terrified posting this but here's a fic I've been working on for forever! I try to update every Sunday!