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She is navigating a terrifying world in the dark. He is fighting a war entirely in his head. When every instinct screams that the world is a lethal threat, surrendering control becomes the most dangerous mission of their lives.
Extracted from a brutal black site, FBI agent Emily Byrne and Tier-One operator Cal Isaac are thrust into a classified military hospital, where the line between patient and prisoner blurs.
Robbed of her sight, Emily is forced to navigate her new reality by relying entirely on a man whose leash she has held countless times in the past, just as he has held hers.
But Cal's mind has been hijacked by psychological torture, turning him into a feral protector. This transforms the medical and psychological care they desperately need into a volatile battlefield. Now, they must face their most dangerous challenge yet: lowering their impenetrable defenses to place their faith in an outsider.
They are surrounded by a system they can no longer trust and held by an agency that no longer trusts them. They have to find a way to dismantle the triggers burned into both of their heads—before the terrifying instincts designed to keep them alive end up robbing them of their freedom, permanently.Series
- Part 7 of The Trust Series
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After surviving the horrors of a black-ops psychological program and fighting the world together at a military hospital, Tier-One operator Cal Isaac and FBI Agent Emily Byrne are finally trying to reclaim a normal life. Hidden away in a quiet sanctuary, they begin the fragile process of healing and the delicate work of reconnecting with their family, desperate to leave the violence of their past behind.
But their hard-won peace is shattered in a split second by a catastrophic event. In the chaotic aftermath, damning physical evidence points to an unthinkable betrayal, while a devastating memory blackout leaves the absolute truth buried in the dark.
As the FBI closes in, the situation demands a terrifying surrender: everyone must put their blind faith in each other. With deeply held beliefs pushed to the breaking point, the couple and their allies face the ultimate test of loyalty. This is a gripping psychological thriller that explores the heavy toll of trauma and asks a haunting question: how do you prove you aren't a monster when you can no longer trust your own mind—and who else will be brave enough to believe you?
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- Part 8 of The Trust Series
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Elite partners Cal and Emily are prisoners in a facility that demands their souls. When a brutal new protocol begins turning their unshakeable trust into paranoia and intimacy into physical agony, they are forced into a deadly psychological war where the only thing more dangerous than their captors is their connection to each other.
Cal Isaac and Emily Byrne are the Bureau’s most lethal partners. They are also the only thing keeping each other alive. Now, stripped of their names and bound by invisible chains, they are prisoners in a facility that demands absolute emptiness.
Their captor seeks the perfect soldier: cold, compliant, and solitary. But between Cal and Emily lies a connection that defies the data—a stubborn, dangerous spark that refuses to be extinguished.
To fix the flaw, the system has begun to turn. Through a labyrinth of psychological warfare and manipulated reality, the program is rewriting their instincts, turning their trust into paranoia and their intimacy into a trigger for pain.
As the lines between ally and enemy blur, they face a terrifying question: How much of your soul can you hollow out to survive, before there is nothing left to save?Series
- Part 6 of The Trust Series
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Suspecting his exoneration is a trap, Emily and Cal forge a radical partnership of scrutiny and submission, relying on the strength of their bond to solve the conspiracy without destroying each other.
The FBI has officially cleared Cal Isaac, but as Emily nursed him back to health, a chilling realization took hold: his exoneration could have been planted as easily as the crime.
Their bond has reached a depth that makes traditional suspicion impossible, yet Emily cannot abandon her oath. They forge a radical, heartbreaking partnership: Cal becomes an active participant in his own investigation, submitting to her scrutiny to protect her integrity as much as his own. They enter a dangerous game of survival that tests the very fabric of their trust and affection, threatening to scar their souls forever, regardless of whether they uncover the truth.
Now, caught in a crossfire of planted evidence and deep-state conspiracies, they must decide what they are willing to sacrifice. In a world where every answer is a weapon, the truth may be the one thing their relationship cannot survive.
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- Part 4 of The Trust Series
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When a former Handler is framed as a traitor, she is forced into a brutal role reversal, becoming the Asset to the very man she once controlled—compelling them both to decide if shared trauma will heal their bond or shatter it forever.
Branded a traitor by a web of synthetic evidence, Emily is thrust into the very shoes Cal once wore, experiencing the suffocating grip of the leash she once used to bind him.
Following the same brutal psychological path Cal once walked, Emily must submit to the crushing weight of physical and digital restraints, proving her innocence through total vulnerability.
While the trauma is deep, she is left at a crossroads: will she resent the man who holds the keys to her cage, or will this shared vulnerability finally allow her to understand the terror she once put him through?For Cal, the challenge is even greater: he must overcome the doubt that his training demands he never ignores. He is caught in a war between his tactical training and his heart, struggling to be the Handler he once feared.
In this crucible of surveillance and submission, their shared pain becomes their bridge. Will this heal their old wounds, or shatter their relationship beyond repair?
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- Part 5 of The Trust Series
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Defying airtight evidence of Cal's betrayal, Emily takes a dangerous leap of faith, risking everything to prove her loyalty to a man who can no longer distinguish his savior from his executioner.
The evidence was airtight. The digital ledgers were flawless. For Special Agent Emily Byrne, the mission was to bring in the man she thought she knew—a man the Bureau branded the ultimate deep-cover spy. But when the moment of truth arrives, Emily makes a choice that defies every protocol: she takes a leap of faith to help him prove his innocence.
But faith has a high price. After a brutal tactical extraction goes sideways, Emily is forced to play a dangerous double game, leaving Cal to wonder if she is his savior or the architect of his downfall. Now, trapped together in a high-stakes sanctuary, they must navigate a web of trauma and paranoia. With her own weapon in his trembling hands, Emily has only a matter of hours to prove her loyalty to a man who no longer knows who to trust—before the real conspiracy catches up to them both.Series
- Part 3 of The Trust Series
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Navigating the scars of past trauma and the discovery of intimacy, Cal and Emily share a fragile peace filled with tender moments, a fleeting sanctuary before the storm of Trust Back.
Directly following the events of Trust, this story offers a crucial moment of reprieve. After the harrowing events, Cal and Emily finally have a chance for quiet. This fic focuses on their immediate interactions and emotional aftermath, offering them a well-deserved period of fluff and tenderness. But the calm is only temporary; this story also serves as a poignant prologue to the coming conflict in Trust Back.
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- Part 2 of The Trust Series
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To survive a mission with a woman who views him as a possible traitor, Cal grants Emily total operational control, forging a volatile alliance that tests how long he can endure the leash of absolute compliance.
Emily is forced to partner with Cal, the operative she believes is a hostile agent. Crippled by deep-seated trust issues, she demands total, unyielding operational control, treating him as a suspect under surveillance, not an ally. Cal, urgently needing her strategic mind to complete their mission, submits completely to her authority. He agrees to cede every decision and movement, knowing that his unwavering compliance is the only currency that will buy the temporary trust necessary to survive. Their partnership is a fragile, high-stakes pact based entirely on Emily's command and Cal's absolute obedience—but how long will he be willing to endure this submission before he takes back control? Will she ever be able to fully trust him?
The story happens on its own timeline and off canon plot. There's not enough Absentia fics, so here it goes. It can also be read independently of the show, so if you're new, welcome.
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- Part 1 of The Trust Series
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Emily responds to a tip about Harlow at the Charleston Naval Yard. That is the last she is seen or heard from.
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Whumptober 2024
Day 2 - Trust Issues
Cal brings Emily bad news about her son.
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- Part 2 of NatK - Whumptober 2024
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又名，难忘旧情的前夫哥。
- Language:
- 中文-普通话 國語
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- 5,502
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- 1/1
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Flynn is not as obvious about things around him, as some people think.
And a little look ahead what happens after the finale of the Show.
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Chaos & Balance 2021: Финал (Или только начало?) by WTF Chaos and Balance 2021 (fandom_Force_and_Strength)
Fandoms: Absentia (TV), Балканский рубеж | The Balkan Line (2019), Banana Fish (Anime & Manga), Band of Brothers (TV 2001), 방탄소년단 | Bangtan Boys | BTS, Battlefield (Video Games), Birds of Prey (And the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) (2020), 僕のヒーローアカデミア | Boku no Hero Academia | My Hero Academia, Brooklyn Nine-Nine (TV), Brute Force (1947), Castle (TV 2009), Clash of the Titans (2010), Cursed (TV 2020), Cyberpunk 2077 (Video Game), Devil May Cry, Edge of Tomorrow (2014), The Expanse (TV), 原神 | Genshin Impact (Video Game), Gotham (TV), Hades (Video Game 2018), Interview With the Vampire (1994), James Bond (Craig Movies), Lawrence of Arabia (1962), Legend (1985), The Librarian (Movies), Marvel Cinematic Universe, Mission: Impossible (Movies), 魔道祖师 | Módào Zǔshī (Cartoon), The Old Guard (Movie 2020), Ready or Not (2019), Sherlock (TV), Star Trek: Voyager, Still Life (2005), Тактика бега на длинную дистанцию | The Tactics of Long Distance Running (1978), Taylor Swift (Musician), Tinker Tailor Soldier Spy (TV), 陈情令 | The Untamed (TV), Valkyrie (2008), Wrath of the Titans (2012), Wreck-It Ralph (Movies), Zootopia (2016)
31 Mar 2021
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It's the day of Cal's departure. What comes next?
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[TAG YOURSELF] Кем из них был бы ты? by Amayemon
Fandoms: Castle (TV 2009), Absentia (TV)
12 Feb 2021
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Тэг Еселф, нацеленный вызвать ностальгию у тех, кто знаком с сериалами. Впрочем, даже если вы не знакомы, краткие описания персонажами может оказаться забавным.
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Демоны Берн вкрадчивые, тихие и нападают всегда внезапно. Хорошо, что демоны Кэла в силах их отпугнуть.
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A fox in a trap will chew its own leg off. What pieces of themselves have they sacrificed to survive?
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He was amazed and intrigued by her all at once. “So did the roommate really have trouble with the bouncer, or were you just making that up?”
She almost laughed, but tilted her head to analyze him instead. “Kind of cocky aren’t you?”
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Extended writing about the flashback of how Nick and Emily met in 1x08.
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One day, one thing, that is all it takes to change your life forever. Emily's life was about to change forever.
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A 3x10 post-ep. The morning after.