Indentured Servant
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When Jared was 14, he became orphaned and was claimed by a brothel to make up for some of his parents' debt. On the books, he cleans, cooks and serves food. But every once in a while, a client will pay the owner a little extra to use Jared.
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Cinderella-Konekochan - Part 2 by SonicoSenpai
Fandoms: Lamento -BEYOND THE VOID-, かくりよの宿飯 | Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi | Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits (Anime)
24 Aug 2018
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In this alternate universe of Lamento BTV, we meet Konoe as a young boy of 10, who is living with his father, Shui. He lost his mother at birth. Shui is a great dad, a successful and well-known traveling musician, who one day brings home a new partner and husband. At this point in the story, Konoe has been sold as an indentured servant by his stepfather to Bardo, who runs an inn in the city. He's about 16 now.
If you have a history of child abuse, this story is probably not for you. But it will have a happy ending.
I do not own Lamento BTV. They belong to Nitro+Chiral. Also, I do not condone child abuse or neglect. This is all fiction.
To be fair, Ginji isn't a prominent figure, but he provides background. However, since the character is definitely Ginji, I felt like I needed to add the reference.
This is part 2 of at least a three-part series. Start with part 1 if you're new. Chapter summaries follow each chapter.
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- Part 2 of Cinderella-Konekochan
- Part 3 of Fairytales
- Part 2 of Completed Multi-Chapter Series
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Cinderella-Konekochan - Part 3 by SonicoSenpai
Fandoms: Lamento -BEYOND THE VOID-, かくりよの宿飯 | Kakuriyo no Yadomeshi | Kakuriyo: Bed & Breakfast for Spirits (Anime)
14 Oct 2018
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In this alternate universe of Lamento BTV, we meet Konoe as a young boy of 10, who is living with his father, Shui. He lost his mother at birth. Shui is a great dad, a successful and well-known traveling musician, who one day brings home a new partner and husband. At this point in the story, Konoe is 16 and is dealing with his second "fairy godparent," Razel, and it's the second of four nights of the prince's birthday celebration.
If you have a history of child abuse, this story is probably not for you. But it will have a happy ending.
I do not own Lamento BTV. They belong to Nitro+Chiral. Also, I do not condone child abuse or neglect. This is all fiction.
To be fair, Ginji isn't a prominent figure, but he provides background. However, since the character is definitely Ginji, I felt like I needed to add the reference.
This is part 3 of at least a three-part series. Start with part 1 if you're new. Chapter summaries follow each chapter.
Series
- Part 3 of Cinderella-Konekochan
- Part 4 of Fairytales
- Part 3 of Completed Multi-Chapter Series
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Princess and the Pauper, Everyone is Bad at Money. by Sylcash
Fandoms: Barbie as The Princess and the Pauper (2004), Barbie - All Media Types
04 Jul 2022
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When a Princess and a Pauper meet as children, their fates became entwined. How will they handling falling in love when the people around them are either really bad at accounting and/or trying to kidnap them? Did I add pirates? Yes I did. Did I make everyone gay? Yes, I did.
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- Part 1 of Princess and the Pauper (Barbie but Gay)
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Washington makes the split second decision to claim Alexander as his son to avoid seeing him dragged off to a worse fate. Alexander is not at all pleased.
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Overturned by tarinumenesse
Fandoms: Fire Emblem: Fuukasetsugetsu | Fire Emblem: Three Houses
14 Nov 2021
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Byleth's position as Ruler of United Fódlan is threatened when Dimitri appears before her in chains, asking for freedom after spending four years in a Fhirdiad prison. They must both adjust to their altered positions and relationship with each other as a movement begins underground.
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A Grave Miscalculation by pea3410
Fandoms: 鬼滅の刃 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Anime), 鬼滅の刃 | Demon Slayer: Kimetsu no Yaiba (Manga)
13 Aug 2023
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It was just a simple mistake- a split decision for some easy money. You were worked to the bone, picking up extra shifts from your dead end job. And yet, it still wasn't enough. Overdue bills were piling up, clogging the small mail slot of your apartment and blocking the door, making it hard to get in and out. Ribs were starting to poke through your skin as your irritated body screamed at you to give it something; anything.
But no one seemed to care how you were drowning in the metaphorical deep-end. Eviction was a looming consequence for a victim of your circumstances.
In times of desperation, people tend to do just about anything they can do to slip by. Going to banks or credit unions wasn't an option in store for you. So instead, you turned to another resource you knew. You borrowed some dirty money to get by- just a few hundred dollars to keep the lights on. However, these people were a lot more unforgiving with those who had debts to them than the banks were.Your impulsive decision was something you didn't plan to spiral this bad. When you see the silhouette of the debt collector at your door, you know you made an irreversible mistake.
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Of Snowflakes and Gunfire by H4mmond
Fandoms: RWBY, Titanfall (Video Games), Supreme Commander (Video Game)
07 Apr 2024
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Weiss Schnee has learned to not expect much from her father in terms of gifts, until she gets a...surprise...from him. A past deal with a very high-ranking business associate comes to pass, and she is given a man servant...who is the business associate's very own son.
Michael Hammond is the heir to the biggest military conglomerate on Remnant. His father, whose orders to his kids are absolute, tells him that he must become the servant to the Schnee Dust Company's heiress to fulfill a deal he made with the SDC's current owner. Suffice to say, he is surprised.
These two teenagers, besides trying not to metaphorically kill each other, must try to navigate the hellish political landscape that is the Atlesian Elite. At the same time, they have to deal with the subconscious "suggestions" from their patriarchs about getting married, White Fang trying to kill them, families of rival businesses trying to end their lives, paparazzi trying to get the 'scoop on their relationship', and becoming a Huntsman and Huntress. How will they manage? Probably by not falling in love with each other, of course.
Probably.
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- Part 1 of The Multiverse Lives of Michael Hammond
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The Heart Doesn't Forget by fictionfrek101
Fandoms: Bridgerton (TV), Bridgerton Series - Julia Quinn
20 Sep 2025
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In 1803, sixteen-year-old Benedict Bridgerton is spending the summer in Paris when the Napoleonic Wars are declared and he becomes a prisoner of war. The Bridgertons constantly worry about their missing brother, working to find a way to bring him home when suddenly the letters stop.
In 1807, eighteen-year-old Sophie Baek is illegally sold as a maid to a family in Verdun, when she meets Benjamin Sojourner, a mysterious and handsome young Englishman who lost his memory in an accident three years earlier.
In 1814, twenty-five-year-old Colin Bridgerton is touring France when Sophie Lefèvre, a happily married seamstress invites him home for dinner. Upon arriving to the Lefèvre residence, Colin is shocked to run into his long thought dead brother, Benedict, now happily married with four children and has no idea what the hell Colin is talking about when he calls him “Benedict” much less “brother.”
How Colin is going to explain this one to the family is anyone’s guess.
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Life for Labor, Labor for Liberty
After the world had seemingly been consumed by fire, the ones who managed to survive the apocalyptic event now live in a barren, ashy wasteland where scarce amounts of food can grow. It's been 200 years since and a new form of society has emerged in which you have to trade in your own freedom in order to survive.
A young woman with fiery-red, curly hair has scraped by living in and exploiting this new society to its fullest. She yearns for the past through her books while trying to stubbornly retain some semblance of freedom in the present. She knows there's a better way to live, but what happens when she's no longer allowed to be in control of her own freedom anymore. Will she still hold onto her ideals of a better world or will she cave into the system that has worked to exploit people like her her whole life?
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Rain on Leaded Glass by Auvronestra
Fandoms: The Locked Tomb Series | Gideon the Ninth Series - Tamsyn Muir
10 Sep 2025
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In a house of rain and candlelight, lives intertwine through quiet exchanges, sharp humor, and moments of tenderness. Bonds deepen across parlors, gardens, and firelit rooms, where care becomes companionship and silence speaks as clearly as words.
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Make Your Mind Up For You by airinshaw
Fandoms: 魔道祖师 - 墨香铜臭 | Módào Zǔshī - Mòxiāng Tóngxiù, 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV)
18 Apr 2022
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Lan Wangji checked the file for his next patient and noted the marker that told him it was a new indentured servant examination. He flicked to the section that explained why they were being committed to serve and his eyebrows went up to see that the debt was not the patient’s, not Wei Ying's. He had apparently volunteered to cover his brother’s debts, to prevent his brother from being put into servitude.
Lan Wangji flicked to the preliminary scan information, which included a candid photo of Wei Ying that would be used when posting his contract. He was – Lan Wangji took a breath. He was startlingly handsome, so beautiful. There was almost no way that his contract wouldn’t be a sexual one. There might even be a bidding war for him.
Lan Wangji is a doctor tasked with examining Wei Ying, including testing how he responds to certain sexual situations.
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- Part 1 of Indenture AU