Self-Preservation
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Out of the fire and into the frying pan, Arthur has quite the adventure ahead of himself in Mainland England.
An ambitious, young "fellow reporter" might be able to help him find where Percy got to after all these years. All he has to do in return? Become just a teeny smidge famous.
Out of Wellington Wells, Arthur struggles to cope with his trauma and adjust to the new truths and lives that await him. And when it comes down to some tough choices, in the midst of a humanitarian crisis, will he be able to choose others over his own self-preservation?
Post-canon: picks up right where Arthur's story left off.
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