Siege of Aberdeen
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Year 1308.
After several defeats, Scotland and a military force under the leadership of Robert the Bruce finally regain control of Aberdeen Castle through an unexpected siege, reclaiming what had been unjustly seized by England and his monarch.
Yet this triumph would hardly have been possible without France’s assistance. Bound by his alliance with the northern kingdom, he sends soldiers to lend his support, remaining oblivious to the consequences the assault will entail for England, and to the way Scotland intends to make him pay for it.Apprehension and betrayal overwhelm England as he inevitably finds himself captured and defenseless.
(07/27/'26 only adjusted the tags and made some slight changes)
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- Part 1 of Siege of Aberdeen
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Year 1308.
France arrives too late.
The siege is won, the Scottish castle reclaimed—but what he finds in a dimly lit hut, crumpled and unmoving on a cold bed, tells him the cost of that victory. England lies there, barely breathing, his gaze hollow.
And then, the horrific truth crashes over France. It steals the breath from his lungs, twisting into something jagged and unbearable, and the weight of it crushes him.
Scotland has taken his due, piece by unforgiving piece. And France—blind, oblivious—has helped make it possible, his support marching alongside Scotland’s vengeance.
The past cannot be undone. Yet, as grief and guilt threaten to unmake him, France does the only thing he can do for England. He stays.Series
- Part 2 of Siege of Aberdeen
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"The wooden door swung open.
Inside, England lay curled on the bed, covered only by the blanket France had managed to find. His breathing was shallow, his limbs stiff. At the creak of the door, he stirred, blinking sluggishly; his mind took too long to catch up.
Then he saw him.
Scotland stood in the doorway, casting a long shadow over the dimly lit room.
England blinked. His mind lagged behind his senses. A nightmare, he thought numbly. Of course it was a nightmare. He had seen him standing there before, too many times to count.
But nightmares didn’t breathe.
Nightmares didn’t step closer."1308... What if Scotland comes back to see why France is taking so long… and decides to do it again, and make France watch?”
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- Part 3 of Siege of Aberdeen
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1308. England finds shelter in France’s camp, alive but deeply broken, fragile, and painfully aware of what happened.
The days stretch into a fragile endurance, the world beyond the tent echoing a life England no longer feels he belongs to. Survival becomes something quiet and uneven, measured in fractured sleep and bleeding memories.
As he struggles to reclaim his wholeness, his land, and himself, France remains at his side, haunted and shaken as well. His love remains his constant, bearing witness to the ripples of violence. Sometimes, Francis' voice becomes the only bridge through the dark, tracing the edges of terror where his hands cannot follow.For a moment there was nothing but the sound of Arthur trying to breathe.
"I wish it had ended with me. I wish you hadn’t had to see.” He only leaned against France’s chest, hiding his face. “I c-can’t stop seeing it,” he whispered. “When I close my eyes, it’s there again. His hands, his voice, yours—” He bit down hard on the last word. “I can’t tell which one was worse.”Series
- Part 4 of Siege of Aberdeen