Fics like The Gravity of Pretending

In a world where diplomacy demands deception, Captain Jean-Luc Picard and Dr. Beverly Crusher step into a lie that exposes the fragile truths between them. Bound by protocol, forced to pretend what they’ve always buried, they navigate alien elegance, intimate proximity, and unhealed wounds. Beneath the surface of practiced poise lies a history too heavy to ignore—and a love too dangerous to name. As shadows of the past stir and new possibilities bloom in unexpected places, one truth becomes inescapable: pretending was never the problem. It's what happens when the pretending stops.

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