#vantess

The Disobedience of Tess Greymane

Summary: Having secretly forsaken her loyalty to Gilneas’ throne in becoming a Shadow of the Uncrowned, Princess Tess Greymane further tempts fate by growing close to the ambitious Vanessa VanCleef, leader of the underground Defias Brotherhood. Amidst growing unrest in the Kingdom of Stormwind, Tess finds herself caught in the vortex of a clash for power between the House of Nobles, the Church of the Holy Light, and SI:7. But in the resulting chaos, Vanessa sees opportunity.

Rating is Mature. *** Please read the tags carefully!  Additional tags may also be added during each update as needed. ***

Chapter 1: Before: Tess

https://archiveofourown.org/works/44269012/chapters/111327076

Thank you so much to @claret-ash for taking the time to draw this beautiful and symbolism-riddled image of Tess to accompany the fic <3

Chapters: 10/10 Fandom: World of Warcraft, Warcraft - All Media Types Rating: Mature Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply Relationships: Tess Greymane/Vanessa VanCleef, Wrathion/Anduin Wrynn, Mathias Shaw/Edwin VanCleef, Genn Greymane/Mia Greymane, Mathias Shaw & Vanessa VanCleef, Tess Greymane & Anduin Wrynn Additional Tags: Coming Out, Miscommunication, Male-Female Friendship, Hurt/Comfort, Angst with a Happy Ending, Explicit Sexual Content, Gratuitous Amount of Headcanons, Mutual Pining, World of Warcraft: Legion, Genn Isn't A Terrible Father, He Just Has to Listen, Pre-World of Warcraft: Battle for Azeroth Summary: During the second war with the Burning Legion, Tess Greymane and Vanessa VanCleef discovered that they have a lot more in common than they first thought. As passions arise between them, the realities of their different stations begins to weigh down upon them. The road is hard and long; some secrets cannot remain hidden in the dark, left imprisoned in gilded cages. Sometimes, love is a gift and it cannot be squandered.

What if we had a dramatic sapphic sword battle...

Ha, ha, ha

Just kidding...

Unless......

“I’m just like you.”

“And how are you just like me?”

“We both prefer the fairer gender my dear.”

“Hmm, true. I guess you are, just like me.”