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I'm Coming Out of My Cage

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Banished to Lincolnshire after an 'incident' in Hong Kong, James Fitzjames is trying to make the best of his new life as Head of People at Franklin's Frozen Fish Ltd. When the company away day ends at a local karaoke bar, James is determined to crack the icy demeanour of the company’s CEO, Francis Crozier. Between a Van Morrison duet, an embarrassing misunderstanding, and an unstoppable office rumour mill, HR compliance is about to get very complicated indeed.

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A Storm from the North East

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"You take us into that, we don't get out of it. Ever"

Thomas Blanky warns that entering the pack ice would be suicide but no one on Erebus is prepared to listen. Tempers flare and Francis Crozier is faced with a choice - loyalty to an old friend or maintaining naval discipline.

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We apologise for the inconvenience

“Today was a good day.”

Tired oil rig worker Henry boards a diverted train, acquires a railway steward, a British Library date, and a sticky toffee pudding. This is not the sort of thing that usually happens to him, but he’s decided not to question it.

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A Visit of Some Importance

When Francis meets James’s family, he expects polite distance, not instant, disarming warmth. One summer afternoon of fossils, fruit puddings and unexpected honesty shows him he may not be an outsider at all.

Inspired by the Sail-Out Summer Flash Fest 2026 Week 2 prompt"I think the love of a child is a thing not to be thrown away lightly" (James Fitzjames to Elizabeth Coningham, 10 May 1845)

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