Two Hundred and One

The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir
F/F
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Two Hundred and One
Characters
Gideon Nav/Harrowhark Nonagesimus, Gideon Nav, Harrowhark Nonagesimus
Tags
Poetry References to Canon Angst and Tragedy Love Poems Bad Ending Pastiche Gideon the Ninth Spoilers (Locked Tomb Series)
Summary
A poem pastiche of the Nine Houses rhyme from HtN and NtN. It's written from Harrow's perspective in the event that Gideon dies for good in the end of the series. I think she's going to :(

Nine for the name that was always untrue.

Nine for the battles we fought as we grew.

Nine for the blood that we shared and we drew.

Nine for the House that was me, and was you.

 

Eight for the letters that I hid away,

Seven, the day that beside you, I’ll lay,

Six is for friends seeing what we could not,

Five is for family, the love that they taught.

Four for the vow and the pain it would wreak,

Three for the words that I never could speak,

Two is for hearts that are nevermore crossed,

One is for you, whom I loved, and I lost.