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This is part four of the freestanding follow-up to the modern AU "Aces Of Spades And Hearts" series, that takes place about three years after Billy's and Ned's wedding in "At Ends Of Nights" (part 7 of "Aces...").
Ned is not the villain here, but a victim of gang rape and is on the very shaky road to recovery and his husband Billy knows that his ex boyfriend Woodes Rogers was one of the rapists.
"Embrace The Darkest Night, Save Me From The Light" is part four and continues a couple of days after "On The Lap Of The Waves", where Ned is very slowly making progress towards recovery. The title is from Keep Of Kalessin's "Dark As Moonless Night".
I will use both 1st and 3rd person pov with both Billy and Ned. Each chapter will be named with the pov. I also want to point out that this is VERY canon divergent when it comes to the characters, especially Ned Low. Wipe out the image of him as a cruel sadist.
If you're a fan of History Channel's "Vikings" and remember Tadhg Murphy's role Arne, or have seen this awesome actor in another role than Ned Low, "my" Ned will be far closer to those than the Ned Low character. And Billy is definately not a "Black Sails season 4 Billy".
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- Part 4 of Down Foreverdark Woods Trail