Fic: The Vellesca Series

Introduction

These three fics follow on from each other, though they are also meant to stand alone. The second of the three, Elyse, is for the dark bingo mini challenge, hence the splitting up of the narrative, and the moment of recap at the start and very dark last line which I might have dialled back on if it were not for that challenge.
Please be aware that the prompt for that challenge is 'suicide' and while there's on 'on-screen' suicide or major character death, there is past minor character death and discussion of suicide throughout.
If you have issues with Kat's decisions in the first part, I'd urge you to at least read the third part, Choices, which gives some background to her personal circumstances and gives another point of view to contrast with Tark, Honor, and Cal. Additionally, there's a fourth part to come in which Zayn gives his backstory, which may help illuminate things further. (And, obviously, there will be a piece before this where Kat arrives in Vellesca)
Additionally, there are further author notes at the end of the fic, including examples that might make you rethink your opinions on how our supposedly enlightened society differs – or not- from those depicted within this series.
Special thanks to my beta reader, dorothydeath for working through this contentious issue with me, and for all her thoughts and nitpicking.

( Judgements )

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( Elyse )

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( Choices )

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( Author Notes )