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"The Assessment of Benjamin Linus"
rating: M (violence, strong language, explicit sexual content) pairing: Benjamin Linus/Original Female Character themes: villains in love, enemies to lovers, slow burn, mutual pining, mystery, fleshing out Others culture, doomed romance, tragedy notes: follows seasons 1-4 faithfully before completely rewriting seasons 5-6, also focuses heavily on juliet, kate, claire, eloise, richard and alex, spoiler: features different characters in the oceanic 6 and 1970s (canon rewrite) status: in progress (20/24 chapters) (2026) word count: 161,387 - multi-chapter other: pinterest board & playlist summary: Every five years, or when a change of Leadership occurs, the Assessor returns to the Island to evaluate the Leader’s right to rule. Her identity is kept secret, known only to Richard Alpert, Eloise Hawking, and Jacob. Her power is near-absolute: if she decides it, the Leader can be dethroned, marched into exile, or put to death. She is judge, jury and executioner. Benjamin Linus has waited nine years for his Assessment, and for nine years it has been refused him. Until now. When the woman who has the authority - and, it seems, the will - to strip him of his crown arrives, they both immediately loathe each other. But as the months pass, their relationship slowly begins to transform - until it seems they’re the only two who have ever truly understood each other.
