mercies was posted on February 17, 2021. It was originally posted on AO3.
Fandom: The Untamed
Pairing/characters: Wen Qing/Jiang Yanli, Wen Qing/Jiang Cheng
Rating: Explicit
Word count: 40k
Genre: Canon divergence AU, non-linear narrative, character study, political marriage/marriage of convenience, pining, sexuality discovery, kidfic, family drama
NSFW content: Femdom, light bondage, explicit F/F and F/M sex
This fic deals with a variety of heavy subject matter, which I've tried to approach in as serious and non-flippant a manner as possible. If you need more elaboration on the content warnings in the fic tags, please read the following note (contains spoilers). If you'd rather not be spoiled, please scroll past to the story itself.
CONTENT WARNINGS:
- Dubious consent: the fic involves a political marriage of convenience/necessity where the romantic feelings remain one-sided. Sex is consensual as possible within the circumstances.
- Pregnancy: the POV character is pregnant for part of the story. It is planned but she has complicated feelings about it. There are brief, nongraphic depictions of childbirth.
- Mommy issues: discussion of canon-typical child abuse; oedipal overtones.
- Major character death: applies to Jiang Cheng.
- Otherwise, as stated: canon-typical war atrocities, suicidal ideation, grief/mourning, under-negotiated kink.