give us something to believe in

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• the distance caught me by surprise again by dwindledintogroans

  Fandoms: Shoot From The Hip RPF, British Comedy RPF  

  • Mature
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  20 Jan 2025

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Alexander Jeremy/Luke Manning/Tom Mayo/Sam Russell-Holmes
  • Alexander Jeremy
  • Luke Manning
  • Tom Mayo
  • Sam Russell-Holmes
  • Angst
  • Self-Harm
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Long-Distance Relationship
  • Self-Indulgent
  • based off Four's A Crowd
  • Missing Scene
  • I wrote this instead of studying
  • this is the second time in my life I've got brain rot from a fic
  • Title from a Mumford & Sons Song
  • Alternate Universe - No Girlfriends/No Wives
  • started making it
  • had a very minor breakdown about my future
  • bon appétit
  • Self-Hatred
  • Self-Worth Issues
  • i've been having Thoughts TM recently and now I'm making it Luke's problem
  • Luke is in Spain without the S
  • he's also actually in Spain
  • don't ask why that came into my head my brain is funky these days
  • Hurt No Comfort
  • the others are mostly mentioned tbh
  • POV Luke Manning
  • My First Work in This Fandom
  • Luke Manning Needs A Hug
  • he doesn't get one though :(
  • Short One Shot

  Summary

  It's easy to hide things when you're seven-hundred miles away. Easier to lie through a screen than locking eyes with those who have shared their souls with you.

  Or, a potential missing scene inspired by Chapter 37 and Chapter 42 of Four's A Crowd by Anonymous.

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  Disclaimer: This is RPF, all these characters are fictional and in no way am I suggesting any of this is true of the real people. I'm not affliated with SFTH and am not making any money from this fic.

  Title from 'Guiding Light' by Mumford & Sons.

  Series

  • Part 1 of give us something to believe in

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  2,263

  Chapters:

  1/1

  Comments:

  19

  Kudos:

  70

  Bookmarks:

  1

  Hits:

  1,192

• 'cause I'm afraid to give in, break down, and waste your time by dwindledintogroans

  Fandoms: Shoot From The Hip RPF, British Comedy RPF  

  • Mature
  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • M/M
  • Complete Work

  09 Mar 2025

  Tags

  • No Archive Warnings Apply
  • Alexander Jeremy/Luke Manning/Tom Mayo/Sam Russell-Holmes
  • Alexander Jeremy
  • Luke Manning
  • Tom Mayo
  • Sam Russell-Holmes
  • Angst
  • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
  • Suicidal Thoughts
  • Long-Distance Relationship
  • Alternate Universe - No Girlfriends/No Wives
  • Hurt/Comfort
  • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
  • inspired by Four's A Crowd but no longer canon to it
  • I Wrote This Instead of Sleeping
  • me?? projecting?? never
  • I Wrote This While Listening to Will Wood's Music
  • please read the warnings in the top note
  • started making it
  • had a trich episode
  • bon appétit
  • no beta we die like my eyelashes
  • someone should take ao3 tags away from me
  • It Gets Worse Before It Gets Better
  • Self-Indulgent
  • like so self-indulgent at the end it's unreal
  • author is obsessed with italics and hyphens and the rule of three
  • I Made Myself Cry

  Summary

  All it takes is one horrible moment, one miscalculation, and Luke's carefully constructed coping mechanism comes crashing down. The others are there to pull him from the debris, whether he wants them to or not.

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  Disclaimer: This is RPF, all these characters are fictional and in no way am I suggesting any of this is true of the real people. I'm not affiliated with SFTH and am not making any money from this fic.

  Title from 'Broken' by Noelle Johnson.

  Sequel to 'the distance caught me by surprise again' but can be read as standalone.

  Series

  • Part 2 of give us something to believe in

  Language:

  English

  Words:

  8,481

  Chapters:

  2/2

  Comments:

  33

  Kudos:

  134

  Bookmarks:

  11

  Hits:

  2,045