[FIC] Those Who Fear Life, Master Post (The Departed)

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Title: Those Who Fear Life
Author: subluxate
Fandom: The Departed
Characters/Pairings: Sean Dignam; Mary Dignam; Captain Queenan; Elizabeth Queenan; Billy Costigan; Colin Sullivan; Sean Dignam/OFC; Captain Queenan/Mrs. Queenan
Disclaimer: The Departed belongs to many wonderful people, none of whom are me. No disrespect to the canon is intended.
Rating: PG-13
Word Count: 10,819
Warnings (highlight to view): Canonical character deaths and violence. Original character deaths. Verbal child abuse, referenced physical child abuse, general child neglect, all contained to Chapter Three.
Author's Notes: Written for smallfandombang's first round. Thanks to sarcasticsra and geena for their, as always, wonderful beta jobs. Many, many thanks to five_steps_back for her amazing artwork and allowing me to incorporate it in the fic.
Summary: Sean Dignam has lost his wife and gone back to work managing undercover Massachusetts State Police within the space of a week. When he has to pick a new trooper to go undercover in Frank Costello's organization, there's only one viable option, but it's going to hit him hard. His own background, coupled with the present, will lead to a decision he always knew he'd make.

• Book Cover by five_steps_back
  
  
• Chapter One
  
  
• Chapter Two
  
  
• Chapter Three
  
  
• Chapter Four
  
  
• Chapter Five
  
  
• Chapter Six
  
  
• Chapter Seven
  
  
• Chapter Eight
  
  
• Chapter Nine
  
  
• Credits and Portraits of Characters, made by five_steps_back