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1. The End of the Beginning by threecatmoon

   Fandoms: Severance (TV), Lost (TV 2004)  

   • Mature
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Gen
   • Work in Progress

   15 Jun 2025

   Tags

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   • Petey K./Mark S. (Severance)
   • Irving B./Burt G. (Severance)
   • Dylan G. (Severance)
   • Desmond Hume
   • Seth Milchick
   • Petey K. (Severance)
   • Mark S. (Severance)
   • Irving B. (Severance)
   • Benjamin Linus
   • Daniel Faraday
   • Doug Graner
   • Irving Bailiff
   • Richard Alpert
   • Peter Kilmer
   • Kier Eagan
   • Harmony Cobel
   • Mark Scout
   • Juliet Burke
   • Helly R. (Severance)
   • Hugo Reyes
   • John Locke (Lost)
   • Burt Goodman
   • Burt G. (Severance)
   • Crossover
   • DHARMA Initiative (Lost)
   • Lumon Industries
   • Worldbuilding
   • Intrigue
   • Time Shenanigans
   • Flashbacks
   • The Numbers are Scary
   • Lumon is Listening
   • Chatting & Messaging
   • Retro Computing
   • Mixed Media
   • Reintegration Sickness (Severance)
   • Drug Use
   • Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism
   • Implied/Referenced Abuse
   • Tags May Change
   • Canon Compliant Death of a Minor Character

   Summary

   The numbers scared him.

   They joked about how some numbers were "scary" but it went unspoken that they also knew that there was great power in the numbers.

   These were especially bad, though.

   —
   After refining The Numbers, Dylan G. receives a mysterious message originating from the Swan station. The refiners, the Others, and Desmond must try to uncover the secret history between Lumon and the DHARMA Initiative.

   This fic primarily takes place during seasons 1 and 2 of Lost and around the time of season 1 of Severance; however, it has spoilers for the entirety of both shows. Each chapter follows different characters; the structure is a hybrid of both shows, including Lost-style flashbacks.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   44,731

   Chapters:

   8/?

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