Fic summary: "How can you call it gambling when the outcome is already pre-determined? I will take my chances with a losing bet than settle for a fate that doesn't agree with my principles." "That does sound like something you would do," Phainon says. "But I'm not quite the gambling type." "Aren't you?" Aventurine raises an eyebrow, issuing a challenge that Phainon does not see coming. "Thirty-three million, five-hundred and fifty thousand, three hundred and thirty-six." The IPC takes the most pivotal step in extending a hand of friendship to Amphoreus. Even through the pitfalls of such a volatile alliance, Aventurine and Phainon end up turning that overture of friendship into something more.

♠ stag hunt
♠ aventurine/phainon #hsrfic #fic (what do i even tag this with? #avenphai? #phairine?)
♠ rated e | chapter 1 of 4 | currently at 5.9k words
♠ canon-divergence. the ipc comes to amphoreus. contains spoilers for version 3.4.

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