Fanfiction Corner Masterlist
Fics all feature characters from our Good Society homegame (zero context given), generally spicy or rumination with very little plot.
Spice rating offered by readers, based on Romance.io scale.
By the Pricking of My Thumbs, 2.5🔥 Summary: Baroness Bettina Walsh’s sleepy morning is interrupted by her husband’s arrival and playful sexual frustration. Skip the spice: First exchange begins with "Samuel released her other hand and Bettina propped it behind her head, watching as he gazed down at her" ends with the fade-to-black. CW: Fingering, oral sex, masturbation, denied orgasm, edging, light bondage, conception mention. Pairing: Samtina (Samuel x Bettina) Word Count: 4,409. Ease and Pleasure (expanded version of Thumbs), 4.5🔥 Summary: Baroness Bettina Walsh’s sleepy morning is interrupted by her husband’s arrival (and playful sexual frustration). Expanded version of By the Pricking of My Thumbs, no fade-to-black, graphic sex acts. Skip the spice: First exchange begins with "Samuel released her other hand and Bettina propped it behind her head, watching as he gazed down at her" and ends with "“It’s fine,” Bettina began, biting her lip at the sight of her husband undone." Second spicy portion begins after "performing for her adoring audience" and concludes right before "With that done, he lay atop her." CW: Fingering, oral sex, masturbation, denied orgasm, edging, light bondage, penetrative sex (p/v), conception mention, praise kink, trying to conceive. Pairing: Samtina (Samuel x Bettina) Word Count: 11,421. Broccoli (by @serenabeanie), 1🔥 Summary: Baroness Walsh's two wards, Miss Alice Bell and Miss Phoebe Adams, discuss their romantic prospects to distract from the Baroness's too loud romantic fulfillment. Fic runs parallel to Ease and Pleasure. Skip the spice: None (mention of a moan or two, not by the characters). CW: None! Pairing: None but features Miss Alice Bell and Miss Phoebe Adams, mention of Samtina (Samuel x Bettina). Word Count: 1,896. In a Honeyed Haze, 2🔥 Summary: Bettina’s meditations on childhood, conception, motherhood, and memory. Basically a stream of consciousness fic, a few timeline bounces, as she and Georgie join the rest of their household for a picnic. Skip the spice: The one spicy scene begins with "Their kisses deepened, as was their way" and concludes a paragraph later. CW: Allusion to conception, depiction of spousal grief, mourning a loved one. Pairing: Samtina (Samuel x Bettina) + Georgetina (George x Bet) Word Count: 5,787. Life and Lepidoptera, 4🔥 Summary: Elliot and Violetta Fairfax spend Michaelmas in Habershire at her sister’s country home. As Elliot attempts to take his new place in their extended family, he and Violetta consider ways to relieve the discomfort he encounters. Skip the spice: Begins in earnest with "Violetta moved her hands, letting them trail over his stomach and towards the waistband of his drawers" and concludes with "Indeed, as they untangled themselves" (final three paragraphs smut-free). CW: Afab x cis-femme sex, trans-masc sex, oral sex, fingering, tribbing, breeding kink, mention of binding, mention of menstruation, queering a breeding kink using plant metaphor and a special interest in bugs. Pairing: Elliot x Violetta Word Count: 5,493.
Let It Wait Until Morning, 2🔥 Summary: After tragic news necessitates the hasty exit of one of their house-guests, Bettina ruminates and #Samtina find comfort in close-quarters. Skip the spice: no need, outside of two lines of slightly flirty conversation none exists (womp womp). CW: Death, grief, mourning, alludes to complications in childbirth, mention of birth / death.Pairing: Samtina (Samuel x Bettina) Word Count: 2,460.
My Pleasure is Entirely Inconsequential, 4🔥 Summary: Commander Sinjin Sinclaire visits his lover, the Honourable Nicolas Goodelay, expecting a satisfying post-Christmas fuck. What he did not expect, however, was to realize he's irrevocably fallen in love. Skip the spice: Outside of an embarrassing boner, nothing happens until Nicki kneels (blowjob after "Sufficiently prepared, Nicki came forward and kneeled before him"). Blowjob ends at "Sinjin lifted his hand, freeing Nicolas," though anal begins shortly thereafter (if you wish to skip, it starts with “Would you mind terribly if I did?” and ends after "They remained largely still"). CW: Complex familial abuse, allusions to emotional and verbal abuse, mention of pregnancy / death, blowjob, handjob, penetrative anal sex (p/a, doggy style), fluid mention (ejaculate / lube), age-gap romance (not mentioned but implicit). Pairing: Nicki x Sinjin Word Count: 7,167.
1815 is going to be our year (by @serenabeanie), 1🔥 Summary: Upon the eve of his intended exit from Habershire society, Mr. Landon Montgomery visits his dear friend, Mr. Henry Gregory, to say goodbye. In so doing, both Henry and Landon must contend with their latent affections for one another. Skip the spice: No real spice! CW: Landon (if you know, you know), gay-angst. Pairing: Mutton (Landon x Henry) Word Count: 2,562. The Duke is Dead, 2🔥 Summary: An ear-splitting tantrum by Bettina’s eldest child, Cornelius, tasks Samtina with parenting across classed lines and old wounds. Skip the spice: There's NONE outside of vague-ish allusions to behind-closed-doors actions. Pg-13 language but the spiciest that the fic gets is tongue kissing (you're welcome, Micaela). CW: Blended family, grief persevering, pregnant fmc, allusions to verbal and physical abuse, mention of pregnancy, joking mention of impact play, stubborn kids. Pairing: Samtina (Samuel x Bettina) Word Count: 11,244.
He prefers him, often, like this (by @serenabeanie), 3🔥 Summary: Stream of consciousness fic where Mr. Henry Gregory considers connection and ownership while offering pleasure to his beau, Mr. Landon Montgomery. Skip the spice: Blowjob starts at "‘No, I do not want you’" and ends with "Having completed his task." CW: Oral sex, Landon (if you know, you know). Pairing: Mutton (Landon x Henry) Word Count: 585.
A Dialogue Betwixt Fidelity and Autonomy, 1🔥 Summary: The Baroness Bettina Walsh must tell her husband, The Baron Samuel Walsh, that she has embarrassed herself at a public function by getting in her cups and taking off her over-dress (and in front of mixed-guests, what a scandal). The two engage in an honest discussion of marital boundaries, sources of insecurity and fear, and the terms of forgiveness. Skip the spice: Allusion to behind closed doors woohoo but otherwise nothing, a singular tongue kiss. CW: Mention of the gallows, pregnant fmc. Pairing: Samtina (Samuel x Bettina) Word Count: 4,375.
An Unkindness (by @serenabeanie), 3🔥 Summary: Fic runs parallel to Idolatry but from Theresa's POV. What's a little bit of mutual masturbation between neighbours? Skip the spice: Near impossible (and it's very tasteful). CW: Masturbation, shame, mention of oral sex, mention of penetrative sex (p/v). Pairing: Handesa (Hans x Theresa) Word Count: 2,201.
Idolatry, 3🔥 Summary: After making his feelings known to Miss Theresa Gardiner, Dr. Johannes Gottfried must reckon with the consequences of acting upon urges long repressed. Although he would never impugn Theresa’s honour, Hans realizes that succumbing to his baser instincts in the light of day leads quickly to doing so in the dark of night. Skip the spice: Lewd thoughts begin with "A groan of wood and a gasp" and conclude for a bit around "No one thing that the Torah or Talmud called impure." Masturbation begins with "Hans resigned himself to shame and lust" and all smut ends with "The shame at what he had done gave an edge to the rush in his blood." CW: Masturbation, shame, mention of oral sex, mention of penetrative sex (p/v), religious observance and repentance. Pairing: Handesa (Hans x Theresa) Word Count: 6,439.
I'm afraid I'm all yours (by @serenabeanie), 4🔥 Summary: In a slight reprieve from their 'proper courtship', Mr. Richard Coxe engages with Miss Imogene Dacre on her terms. Skip the spice: Imogene starts in around "“Yes, only please don’t stop,” Rich says, eyes wide with desire," the sequence concludes with "He waits for the rapid beating of his heart to slow." CW: Edging, masturbation, fluid mention, mutual masturbation, handjob, oral sex, penetrative sex (p/v), praise kink, Jock Kempe (if you know, you know). Pairing: Imogene x Richard Word Count: 4,053.
home and heartbeat (by @serenabeanie), 0🔥 Summary: Prior to leaving the Crawbarth Estate, Earl Cyrus Cummings reflects on finding home in a kindred spirit. Skip the spice: none, rated M for Micaela. CW: the most repressed man you've ever seen, mention of cheating (parents). Pairing: Cyrus x Winnie. Word Count: 1,718.
Retreating to the Country Chaise, 2🔥 Summary: The Baroness Bettina Walsh has a final social obligation before she enters confinement. Finding it, and the conversation with that company, somewhat awkward, she gives in to an impulsive thought to hasten her exit. While she expects to be chastised, she's delighted to find that Samuel, ultimately, was as willing to retreat from their visit to the Dower House. Skip the spice: Kissing and lewd thoughts at most. Bettina says "when you're inside me" towards the end but that's about as spicy as it gets. CW: Pregnant fmc, pregnancy mention, faking bodily pain, pre-parental panic. Pairing: Samtina (Samuel x Bettina) Word Count: 4,200.
A half truth, and a promise, 0🔥 Summary: Mr Ferdinand LaRoche sets out to make an offer to Miss Anjali Varma, a lady of no consequence but great depth. Although Mr LaRoche does not make clear the circumstances which inform his offer, he is well matched in his choice of lady for Miss Varma, likewise, has no intent at present to make her history known to the man. (Collaboration with, and Ferdinand POV courtesy of, @serenabeanie). Skip the spice: None! CW: Mention of death of a spouse, complex emotional / familial abuse, uncertain parentage, classic case of Austenian hypochondria. Pairing: Ferjali (Ferdinand x Anjali) Word Count: 3,560.
In the Quiet Dark (collab w/ @serenabeanie), 4🔥 Summary: Although the new Mr. and Mrs. Ferdinand Laroche are equally aware that theirs is a mercenary marriage, they have determined that their relationship need not be unpleasant. Impersonal, perhaps, but that is not without its benefits. Skip the spice: "'Mine, most definitely mine,'" is a slightly spicy makeout; the sex acts begin in earnest as of "'Yes,' she stated, 'I should like that.' Anjali wanted to put an end to his misapprehension" and conclude as of "“I didn’t mean to kick you!” she cried." CW: First kiss, virginity mention (we know it's bunk, sorry), loss of virginity, first time, inexperienced fmc, experienced mmc (ik, SORRY), handjob, masturbation, fingering, bondage, blindfold(ed), sensory deprivation, edging, orgasm denial, pull out, bodily fluids mentioned, anxiety, Ferdinand is a dumbass w/ a huge ego, girl you could do better. Pairing: Ferjali (Ferdinand x Anjali) Word Count: 12,535.
Simple Math and a Sitzbath, 3🔥 Summary: In the six weeks that follow the birth of her first child with Samuel, Bettina considers love and marriage, children and family, and frustrating desires, across a series of remembrances and vignettes. Skip the spice: For once, these two do not have sex! There are, however, sex acts that occur. Bettina touches herself at "Moving a hand between her legs" (ends with "I feel incomplete without you, Samuel."), Samuel gives Bet a naked massage beginning with "whatever passions he was reluctant to express" which then turns into a handjob/blowjob combo. The sequence ends with "Afterwards, she kissed his chest..." CW: Postpartum depression, pregnancy mention, birth mention (multiple times), bodily fluids mentioned, handjob, blowjob, edging, sexual frustration, struggling with body image, anxiety, George Goodelay is IN THIS ONE (iykyk). Pairing: Samtina (Samuel x Bettina) Word Count: 18,331.
