almost a thing that my heart could endure
Author: ongreenergrasses
Subject: Fanworks; The Old Guard (Movie 2020); Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani/Nicky | Nicolò di Genova; Andy | Andromache of Scythia & Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani & Nicky | Nicolò di Genova & Quynh | Noriko; Joe | Yusuf Al-Kaysani; Nicky | Nicolò di Genova; Andy | Andromache of Scythia; Quynh | Noriko; Aftermath of Violence; Canon-Typical Violence; Pre-Canon; Historical References; some historical inaccuracies as well; An exploration of Nicky's love for Joe; Declarations Of Love; eventually; Implied/Referenced Child Abuse; Implied/Referenced Rape/Non-con; Nicky has some Catholic Guilt™; Repression; some amazing repression on both sides actually; Slow Build; as in...extremely slow; have to work through that aforementioned guilt and repression first; M/M; Multi; Teen And Up Audiences; Choose Not To Use Archive Warnings; Anger; Between Rage and Serenity; Nicky also has a LOT of rage stored in him; and my favorite tag of all; Happy Ending
Publisher: Archive of Our Own (2020-11-23)
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"God gave us these stories so that we may know the meaning of love, Nicolò. Love should bring you nothing but joy."
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Or, the agonizing story of Nicolò learning to love himself and then realizing what it means to love a man such as Yusuf al-Kaysani.