Sympathy for the Devil
written for @carry-on-big-bang with art from @ic3que3n
20k, complete, rated: M, tags: past and implied rape/non-con (not between Simon and Baz), extreme disassociation, not Mage-friendly, alcohol as a coping mechanism, victim blaming, self victim-blaming, heavy angst, angst with a happy ending, getting together, political marriage, please please please read the tags in full on ao3
Simon desperately wants to fix the mistake he made when he gave his magic to the Mage, hoping that the transfer would kill the Humdrum once and for good. And it did, at the cost of expelling all magic from the World of Mages.
The sudden lack of magic loosened the Mage’s grip on power. With Simon’s help, the Mage devised a plan to try and bring magic back, but, three years later, nothing they’ve done has worked. Instead, the Mage is using Simon to help strengthen his political position by making him sleep with influential mages, both as reward and blackmail.
It's an exhausting existence, especially since, other than the Mage and his men, the only people who know what Simon’s become are those who share his bed. He doesn’t want to be this person, but he also doesn’t know where else to go, and who might be forced to take his place if he were to escape.
Then, Baz breaks into Simon’s hotel room.
read the fic on ao3 or just scroll down to see @ic3que3n’s amazing artwork of Simon and Baz in their wedding suits (they’re so hot) if the content is too heavy for you ♥️