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1. Out of the Dark by TinaAndBetteTibette

   Fandoms: The L Word (TV 2004)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • F/F
   • Complete Work

   01 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Tina Kennard/Bette Porter
   • Tina Kennard & Bette Porter
   • Tina Kennard
   • Bette Porter
   • Alice Pieszecki
   • Shane McCutcheon
   • Dana Fairbanks
   • Helena Peabody
   • Jenny Schecter
   • Love
   • Finding Love
   • lesbian love
   • AU

   Summary

   Years after retreating into isolation, Bette Porter has built a life defined by control and quiet distance. Tina Kennard has left fame behind to reclaim herself through academia. When their paths cross by chance, connection comes slowly—tentative, healing, and deeply transformative.

   A slow-burn story about grief, reinvention, and choosing love after loss.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   8,118

   Chapters:

   11/11

   Comments:

   9

   Kudos:

   86

   Bookmarks:

   6

   Hits:

   972