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• All That We Are, All That We Do, Begins and Ends, With Ourselves by Rapture_Records

  Fandoms: Assassin's Creed - All Media Types  

  • Explicit
  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • M/M
  • Work in Progress

  24 Feb 2026

  Tags

  • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
  • Arno Dorian/Napoléon I de France | Napoléon Bonaparte
  • Arno Dorian
  • Napoléon I de France | Napoléon Bonaparte
  • Élise de la Serre (mentioned)
  • Marquis de Sade (1740-1814)
  • Léon (Assassin's Creed)
  • Historical Inaccuracy
  • Assassin's Creed: Unity
  • i wrote the entire plot of this on a napkin
  • Fluff and Angst
  • Not Canon Compliant
  • Belligerent Sexual Tension
  • Eventual Romance
  • alternative universe
  • Romance
  • Aftercare
  • Tenderness
  • Friends to Lovers
  • Dialogue Heavy
  • Song references everywhere
  • Eagle Vision (Assassin's Creed)
  • Period-Typical Homophobia
  • Betaed
  • Angst with a Bittersweet Ending
  • Riding
  • Anal Sex
  • Anal Fingering
  • Implied/Referenced Cheating

  Summary

  It was the best of times; it was the worst of times.
  The rise of Napoléon Bonaparte, and his rapid downfall.

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  Ratings and tags will be updated as chapters are published!

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  39,205

  Chapters:

  16/?

  Comments:

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