Never used this account much before getting utterly conclavepilled
27 transmasc disaster with autism and chronic depression
simping after Vincent BenĂtez
I watched Conclave for the first time on the 20th June, so I was a bit late to the party. In 4 months, I have read 500 fanfics...
I'll focus here on hidden gems, meaning that fics with stats in the top of the fandom have been excluded. -> Part 2
The most important: share your own hidden gens via reblogs or comments!
Some authors get angsty when one of their work attract sudden attention due to social media without their knowledge, so if you enjoy and comment on a fic, please mention this post as what drove you to the fic ;-)
Easier to read version on Ellipsus here.
Vincent BenĂtez/Thomas Lawrence
[Lawrenitez] Proof of Life by Jolie_Black (uncomplete)
Pope Innocent XIV gets stuck in an elevator. This should have the potential to derail his entire pontificate, but it has. Thomas Lawrence learns things about their new Pope that he would not have imagined in his wildest dreams, and he finally finds the courage to be more to him than just another faithful servant.
[Lawrenitez] The Sin of the Starved by MorningOwl [E = Explicit] (uncomplete)
There's only one bed, so Vincent and Thomas are forced to sleep together. They are both terribly touch-starved, though.
[Lawrenitez] Kitty Cat Vincent by Slow_Burn_Sally
Vincent prays to God to be turned into someone Thomas Lawrence can show easy affection towards and wakes up the next day as a small, brown, tortoiseshell cat.
[Lawrenitez] Training Season by Dafi3100 [E]
Thomas Lawrence has developed a Pavlovian response to Vincent BenĂtez tying his hair.
[Lawrenitez] 'Till Sunbeams Find You by roguekaiju
The problem with Vincent is this: he just canât sleep peacefully.
[Lawrenitez] the mire, yet the soul by queerfarmgremlin [E] (uncomplete)
Vincent BenĂtez isn't an angel. But he's not exactly human, either. And he gets kidnapped by demons.
[Lawrenitez] Sequestered by dayyydreaming (uncomplete)
The conclave is stretching and going on for longer and longer, but neither Thomas nor Vincent are in a hurry.
[Lawrenitez] Heat Wave by Mimi011
There's a heat wave and the dress codes in the Vatican are to be temporarily lifted. That means Thomas can't wear most of what's in his wardrobe, and he might stumble upon someone underdressed in the gardensâŚ
[Lawrenitez] who made the world? who made the swan? by intothewildblueyonder [E] (uncomplete)
An exploration of Thomas Lawrence relationship with desire, as he is visited by Christ in his dreams.
[Lawrenitez] The Walls Have Ears by HereHaveAFandom [E]
The sisters aren't the only ones who hear everything (a swiss guard overhears quite a lot).
Best Concept
Jolie's Occasional Lectures on Catholic Church Organisation, Canon Law and Other Things You Never Thought You Would End Up Reading About Until You Contracted the Conclave Bug by Jolie_Black
Metas and infodumps on⌠well, everything is in the title.
׌××× ×××× [Crystal Clear] by Anonymous
Innocent XIV goes on a papal visit to Jerusalem, amongst all the hurt and violence, there's also hope and love.
The Poor by Winds of Dawn (WoD) (uncomplete)
A commentary on Dilexi Te, with Innoncent XIV reacting quite strongly to some bullshit.
Sickfic & Headache
[Bellesco] His mighty Aura by Being_Lionhearted
During a Synodal Council, Aldo Bellini is suffering from a headache that threatens to turn into a fullblown migraine attack. Unfortunately, Tedesco is there and Aldo tries to avoid showing himself vulnerable in front of the Patriarch.
can't speak, can't move by braigwen_s
âBlink twice if you're having a medical episode.â Or Aldo is with Vincent when goes into catatonia.
[Lawrellini] 34:29 by GreyGulfH
Thomas has a migraine again. But he also has Aldo.
[Lawrellini] Vasovagal Syncope by SafiNicht99
Aldo found him in his room. In his shower to be precise. The door to Thomasâ apartment was locked, but after so many years Aldo knew where the spare key was hidden, and so he went in.
[Bellesco] Ezekiel 36:26 by lobefinnedfishes
Tedesco gets sick and someone is there to take care of him.
[Agnes/Lawrence] turn out the light by arulijase
Agnes gets LASIK surgery and also an unexpected visit from the Secretary of State.
Impacto by JollyTimeTraveler
The window explodes and Vincent reacts (PTSD & panic attack).
Self-harm & Eating Disorders
[Lawrenitez] All turtles (dream of flight) by strawberriesandtophats (uncomplete)
Thomas Lawrence's sense of self-worth has been destroyed by the late Holy Father toxic remarks. After the conclave, he tries to heal with the help of his friends.
[Lawrellini] oh Lord, take this pain away by tenok [ILLUSTRATED]
Thomas Lawrence wears a corset. It helps until things go too far.
[Lawrellinitez] or finding God in your sock drawer by wizardlover
âIt was an accident,â Aldo says, too-rushed, which is his first mistake. Or Aldo is hurting himself and Thomas and Vicent discover it.
[Bellesco] Our Quiet Game by SafiNicht99 [E]
Cardinal Goffredo Tedesco had always enjoyed to explore the many secret passages of the Holy See. However this time, he spies on something that will force him to face some truths about himself.
[Lawrenitez] does a story die with its narrator? by ama-b-sides (amadeussss9) [E]
When thomas tries to end his life, he doesn't expect it to give him a far better one instead.
[Lawrellinitez] Blood spilled in the name of asceticism by furryprn
Thomas Lawrence has always paid his penance by scalding himself in the shower every morning, but what happens when that stops being enough? When others start to notice?
Rip your heart out (it's sad as fuck) [Major Character Death]
and I wake up and you're still dead by tenok
Aldo commits suicide. He was loved by Thomas and Vincent, who struggle in their grief.
Lily of the Morning by emperor_hadrian [E]
Good olâ Cardinal Tedesco, he was a hard one to shake. Not even the murder of the Holy Father, who bled out in his arms, right there, right at the entrance of St. Markâs Basilica, affected him that much.
To Lay This Body Down by zjofierose
Aldo is shot before Thomas and Vincent's eyes.
[Lawrenitez] memento mori by faediwa
Ten years after the conclave that elected Pope Innocent XIV, it seems that Cardinal Lawrence will need to organize yet another one in this lifetime.
Triggering Themes (mind the tags!)
'tis voracious work by bukkunkun [E] (uncomplete)
Vincent BenĂtez is a newly-assigned parish priest in a small town in Calabria. There, he catches the unwanted attention of a powerful Don, Frank Paternò. (non-con)
[Bellesco] Petrus by TimeLordDeRolo [E]
Goffredo Tedesco is in the Vatican and makes his sole mission to bother Aldo Bellini. After a late night confrontation the Patriarch of Venice implies Aldo should hurt him and the Secretary simply will not have it. (past sexual abuse)
[Bellesco] hebrews 10:4 by Anonymous [E]
A horror story with quite a bit of gore and non-con. Agoat follows Tedesco home.
Silence by The_Aleph
Ray has to face his aggressor (past child abuse), he goes to Thomas for comfort afterwards.
[Lawresco] The Threat by SoftwareCorruption_exe [E]
Lawrence and Tedesco are kidpaned and forced into a Fuck or Die situation (mutual non-con)(the author focus is on emotions, trauma and dissociation).
[Bellesco] Shames of Rome by MostRemote [E]
Aldo wants sex. Tedesco wants to destroy someone. (âŚAldo gest destroyedâŚ) (unsafe sex, abuse bordering on non-con)
A Journeyâs Echo by Sleepless_Malice [ILLUSTRATED] [E]
Bellini being appointed Secretary of States comes with a price (non-con)
Fics without a clear category
Lost and Present by Winds of Dawn (WoD)
Vincent escaped from the Vatican, and Thomas is in charge of investigating the case. Turns out Vincent had something important to do outside.
Sic Transit Gloria Mundi (Storyboards) by 1848
A storyboard for an alternative ending where the bomb doesn't go off and Tedesco is elected Pope.
Sitting with the Pope by Winds of Dawn (WoD)
Pope Innocent tapes a video podcast. It probably won't be released unless someone wishes to see the Vatican implode.
Of The Parish by letek
Bellini wants to know more about the new pope.
[Lawrellinitez] all that heaven will allow by riversdark [E] (uncomplete)
Aldo and Vincent discover that they have some things in common, (like thirsting after the Dean?)
Nomine Paulo by rodamned
Cardinal Aldo Bellini is elected pope, as his campaign manager, Cardinale Giulio Sabbadin, is experiencing his first mental breakdown ever.
[Lawrellini] the future is a bitter past by veganthranduil [E]
Thomas and Aldo are in relationship during seminary, it ends on a bitter note.
Hot Cardinal Summer by earlgrayly [ILLUSTRATED]
On a brutally hot day, Vincent, Thomas, and Aldo all make their way to the rooftop garden and do some unexpected bonding.
[Benimalley] Agent of Grace: Spy Ray AU by bongbingbong [ILLUSTRATED]
Raymond O'Malley's real employer isn't Thomas Lawrence. It's MI6, or more specifically, Gareth Mallory, who wants to keep an eye on his twin brother. He's been hiding an injury since the attack on the Sistine Chapel, and he very nearly gets away with it until he catches the attention of the new Holy Father..
[Sabballey] Do you think they know? by bourecmorusovy
Nobody knows Ray and Giulio are together... or do they?
Short conclave stories by orphan_account
Stupidly cute drabbles.
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yâall ever read a fanfic that you cannot believe an author just wrote for free?? what an honor it is to read a piece of someoneâs soul they shared out of nothing but love for a piece of media. what a privilege it is to be allowed their talent because you share an interest!!
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I want to see more polyamory pride this pride month i'm serious. Stop being weird about people with multiple partners polyamory is awesome and beautiful and queer
Started drawing this while at work yesterday LOL anyways, my artfight is Xinkru if anybody is interested in that𫶠i try to revenge everybody i can!<3
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I will never thank enough this community, because so much happened in a year thanks to you (including finally getting out of depression after 10 years).
Kurt Vonnegut wrote: âWhen I was 15, I spent a month working on an archeological dig. I was talking to one of the archeologists one day during our lunch break and he asked those kinds of âgetting to know youâ questions you ask young people: Do you play sports? Whatâs your favorite subject? And I told him, no I donât play any sports. I do theater, Iâm in choir, I play the violin and piano, I used to take art classes.
And he went WOW. Thatâs amazing! And I said, âOh no, but Iâm not any good at ANY of them.â
And he said something then that I will never forget and which absolutely blew my mind because no one had ever said anything like it to me before: âI donât think being good at things is the point of doing them. I think youâve got all these wonderful experiences with different skills, and that all teaches you things and makes you an interesting person, no matter how well you do them.â
And that honestly changed my life. Because I went from a failure, someone who hadnât been talented enough at anything to excel, to someone who did things because I enjoyed them. I had been raised in such an achievement-oriented environment, so inundated with the myth of Talent, that I thought it was only worth doing things if you could âWinâ at them.
Cardinal Bellini has a lot of contradictory things about him, but one thing Iâve noticed is the value he consistently gives to people (and specifically, Cardinal Lawrence) having the freedom to make choices.
When Benitez first shows up, Lawrence says to Bellini, âI donât think we have any choice but to admit him.â
Belliniâs immediate response to that is to make sure that Lawrence knows that he does have a choice: he could question the competency of the LHF when he made the appointment.
Bellini says this despite remarking earlier that the LHF always won at chess, presumably well after the time when the appointment would have been made, a year ago. The LHF was working and socializing actively right up until the end of his life.
So this offer of a way out is strictly for the purpose of giving Lawrence a choice in whether to admit Benitez.
After that, Lawrence is forced to consider his own actual opinion about whether Benitez ought to be allowed to join the conclave.
When Bellini meets with his supporters, he defends his stance that individual opinions are important to him and he will not let his own choices and beliefs be swept aside for the convenience of winning over others.
Then, when Lawrence is talking about taking extreme measures like breaking the seal on the LFHâs rooms in order to find out who is behind the disruption of the conclave, he says again, âI felt I didnât have a choice.â
Again, Bellini immediately reminds Lawrence that he did have options, that he still does.
âPut them back,â Bellini says, referring to hiding the secret incriminating papers that Lawrence uncovered.
This is, again, not an honest option. But it is an option. A reminder that Lawrenceâs choices exist, that his choices are his own.
Later, in the chaos of the fallout of that decision, Lawrence says, âYou must take over the supervision of this election, Aldo.â
Bellini once again puts choice right back in Lawrenceâs hands by saying, âOh, no thank you. You are steering this conclave. Exactly where, I do not know.â
Finally, Bellini is the one to push back when Tedesco rants about suppressing freedom of religion.
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