FIC: Only If for a Night

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Art Prompt Title: Untitled
Art link: Art Master Post
Artist: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]kateison

Fic Title: Only If for a Night
Author: [Bad username or site: @ livejournal.com]msbrightsidesh
Pairing(s): Ariadne/Mal
Rating: Mature
Word Count: 26,923
Warnings: major character death, manipulation, dark themes

Summary: Ariadne isn’t sure how it started. No, she isn’t sure that it started at all. Mal has always been a constant in her life. That smoky voice, curling around the words, stroking them as she speaks, is her earliest memory.