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1. Keep a tender distance by aftertheraven

   Fandoms: Death Becomes Her - Mattison & Carey/Pennette, Death Becomes Her (1992)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/F
   • Work in Progress

   31 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Madeline Ashton/Helen Sharp
   • Madeline Ashton
   • Helen Sharp
   • Stefan (Death Becomes Her)
   • Viola Van Horn
   • Chagall (Death Becomes Her)
   • Original Characters
   • Alternate Universe
   • Inspired by The Proposal (2009)
   • Fake Marriage
   • Marriage of Convenience
   • Forced Proximity
   • Slow Burn
   • There Was Only One Bed
   • Friends to Enemies to Lovers
   • Let Stefan Say Fuck
   • [hollering in the street] BRING OUT YOUR TROPES!
   • get in losers we are going FULL ROMCOM

   Summary

   It is a truth universally acknowledged that, should the worst woman alive on the planet propose marriage solely to procure a spousal visa and thus avoid deportation, the smart thing to do would be decline and immediately run in the opposite direction.
   Unfortunately, Helen was stupid.

   OR

   Madeline Ashton, editor in chief at Viva Publishing, is desperate to get married so she can stay in the country and keep her job. After thirty years, Helen Sharp still hasn’t figured out how to say no to her.

   The Proposal/Fake Married AU.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   41,561

   Chapters:

   6/17

   Comments:

   244

   Kudos:

   291

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