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1. Take my Darkness, Free my Light by TrappersKeeper

   Fandoms: National Football League (US) RPF  

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

   15 Dec 2025

   Tags

   • Graphic Depictions Of Violence
   • Mike McDaniel/Tua Tagovailoa
   • Mike McDaniel & Kyle Shanahan
   • Mike McDaniel
   • Tua Tagovailoa
   • Kyle Shanahan
   • Sean McVay
   • Matt LaFleur
   • Christian Wilkins
   • Zach Sieler
   • Jaelen Phillips
   • San Francisco 49ers Ensemble
   • Los Angeles Rams Ensemble
   • Miami Dolphins Ensemble
   • Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence
   • Alternate Universe - Mob
   • Alternate Universe - College/University
   • Mafia AU
   • Mafia Boss Mike McDaniel
   • even though it may not seem like it at first but TRUST we will get there
   • Mafia Boss Kyle Shanahan
   • Mafia Boss Sean McVay
   • Mafia Boss Matt LaFleur
   • The Shanahan Tree are Mafia Bosses
   • Gang Violence
   • Gun Violence
   • Blood and Injury
   • Major Character Injury
   • Blood and Gore
   • Torture
   • Kidnapping
   • Chronic Pain
   • chronic injury
   • Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD
   • Panic Attacks
   • Implied/Referenced Self-Harm
   • Suicidal Thoughts
   • Mike McDaniel needs a hug
   • Tua Tagovailoa REALLY needs a hug
   • College Student Tua Tagovailoa
   • Angst
   • Hurt/Comfort
   • Emotional Hurt/Comfort
   • Fluff and Smut
   • Mutual Pining
   • Slow Burn
   • Implied/Referenced Drug Addiction
   • Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • non-consensual drugging
   • Therapy
   • Physical Therapy
   • Eventual Happy Ending

   Summary

   Frankly, Tua's life sucks. 

   As a dirt-poor cashier down on his luck just trying to pay his way through college, every day is little more than a grueling struggle for survival. But his fortune changes when he catches the eye of the wealthy businessman who frequents his store at night. In this cold, unfeeling world he's been abandoned in, Mike is a much-needed light in the darkness. 

   But Mike, as it turns out, is not all he seems, and the sinister underworld of shadows Tua finds himself caught up in is one that he is woefully unprepared to face.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   22,590

   Chapters:

   6/34

   Comments:

   47

   Kudos:

   14

   Bookmarks:

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