Only a Paper Moon [ Band of Brothers ] 3
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  • Reads 25,029
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  • Parts 56
  • Time 6h 12m
Complete, First published Apr 21, 2020
WWII Historical Fiction / Band of Brothers Fanfiction

Book 3 - Post War Era

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"We don't heal in isolation, but in community."
- S. Kelley Harrell

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One year since Bastogne. One year since Alice lost half of everyone she'd come to care about in Easy. One year since she'd battled against pneumonia as much as she'd battled against the Germans. Only now, she was home.

No foxholes, no artillery barrages, no tree bursts. Just Alice and Nix and the mansion they'd been given by his mother. But they're both getting restless. Harry and Kitty's wedding is on the horizon, and with that, an excuse to travel.

But even with no foxholes, no artillery barrages, and no tree bursts keeping them up at night, they hadn't come home unscathed. No one had. Everyone who went to war was a victim.

This story is  a post-war continuation of a Band of Brothers fanfiction duology, A Soldier of No Importance and Humanity of the Broken. Please keep this in mind. It will feature linear narrative as well as one-shots from me and requested by readers.

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STATUS: the main story is complete, with occasional bonus content still updated when prompts are received from tumblr

WARNINGS: strong language, period typical bigotry, period typical slurs, alcohol abuse, cigarette abuse

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warnings to be updated as applicable.
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