15 Works in Bad Parent Ledroptha Curtain

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    I tried for you and I, for too hard, for too long
    Gave it all and everything for more time, but I lost

    -Glass Animals, It's All So Incredibly Loud

    SQ finds his uncle pre-series. It's an oh-so-complicated situation, but one thing is abundantly clear: SQ cannot return to his father.

    Title taken from Glass Animals' song "It's All So Incredibly Loud"

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    As Nathaniel Benedict awaits the decision of whether or not he will be accepted into his brother's society, he reflects on what happened to the last society he was a part of and prepares to answer some rather difficult questions.

    This one is for everyone sad that season 3 was cancelled. Hopefully this helps get you through it.

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    Snippets from my tumblr for The Mysterious Benedict Society.

    Most recent: They find him on a Saturday, if one can call it finding.

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    Chapters:
    26/?
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    5
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    Nicholas and Nathaniel.

    Two brothers, neither fully human, born from a forbidden love in the midst of a great and terrible war.

    One blessed with the light and gentle power of the sky and sun; the other cursed with the dark and mysterious power of the ocean and moon.

    One fated to love and protect humanity; the other fated to hate and destroy it.

    One runs from the brother he fears while the other runs from the brother who loves him.

    But destiny cannot be outrun.

    When they come face to face for the first time in years, the brothers know that the result of their battle will decide the fate of not only their own family, but the entire world.

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    The Improvement is successfully stopped and Dr. Curtain flees the country, but he leaves his only son behind. Taken under the wing of his uncle, Mr. Benedict, and the rest of the Society, S.Q. has to come to terms with the aftermath of his abandonment, his new place of residency as well as the people who insist that they love him.

    Or

    S.Q. receives a lot of Great Advice.

    Title from 'not a lot, just forever' by Adrianne Lenker

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    Chapters:
    5/12
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    27
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    4
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    “I… am sorry.” He said. “I am sorry if I’ve… made you feel unwanted.”

    If. SQ sighed. Not yet, then.

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    SQ and his dad talk... Sort of.

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    1/1
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    "The kids, the four of them, were clever. Astoundingly so, and resourceful, and with sharp eyes looking out for literally anything they could maybe use to take down the very intimidating fully-grown man known as Doctor L.D. Curtain and his armada of greys, but they were still kids. Eleven, twelve – seven in Constance’s case. And when you’re that clever, that determined, that resourceful, when you haven’t even begun to hit puberty and you’re all alone in a big scary world that would condemn a child like you, you simply just don’t think about things like love."

    They hadn’t anticipated that this "L.D. Curtain" might not be as evil as they initially thought.

    A re-write of season 1 from episode 3, 'Depends on the Wagon.' Mostly show canon with book elements thrown in.

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    3/?
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    1
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    'S.Q. remembered the conversation he’d had with his father very clearly. S.Q. had always been curious about his family and, by extension, his father’s.'
    -
    or, SQ decides to looking for his family on his own.

    Language:
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    Chapters:
    8/?
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    31
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    9
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    A kiss on the forehead — erases misery. / I kiss your forehead. / A kiss on the eyes — lifts sleeplessness. / I kiss your eyes. / A kiss on the lips — is a drink of water. / I kiss your lips. / A kiss on the forehead — erases memory.
    - "A Kiss on the Forehead", Marina Tsvetaeva

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    1/1
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    SQ hadn't "talked back" to his father in a long time, nor has he told him when he hurt SQ's feelings. But it wasn't always like that--he just learned.

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    1/1
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    SQ is always exhausted. When he falls asleep in class one too many times, he gets sent to his father's office.

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    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    6
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    28
    Bookmarks:
    1
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    Again and again, the goodness that his father had squandered played through his mind like a movie. Again and again, there were chances for better choices. Chances missed. Chances that now can only be remembered.

    SQ's memories, stolen by the Whisperer, begin to come back. They are as bittersweet as they are painful.

    Language:
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    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    6
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    28
    Bookmarks:
    2
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    SQ feels... trapped, with his father. He always does.

     

     

    Day Ten: (alternate) Trapped

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    1/1
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    6
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    199
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    SQ tries to be quiet, he really does.

     

     

    Day Two: Talking is Overrated

    Series
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    English
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    Chapters:
    1/1
    Collections:
    1
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    9
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    72
    Bookmarks:
    10
    Hits:
    536
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    “What was he like? As a child, I mean?”

     

    Mr. Benedict smiled ruefully. His heart ached at the memories.

    “He was my best friend. My twin, after all. Wickedly smart and funny. He used to make me laugh myself to sleep all the time, and I didn’t even mind, because it felt so good to share that joy with him. After all, what is life without laughter?”
     

     

     

    Mr. Benedict discovers he has a nephew, and SQ discovers he likes hugs. They are both lost in different ways.

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    Chapters:
    1/1
    Comments:
    8
    Kudos:
    86
    Bookmarks:
    4
    Hits:
    549

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