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1. Ra'Nul by guiltyreasons

   Fandoms: Star Trek: Deep Space Nine  

   • Explicit
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Work in Progress

   20 Jan 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Julian Bashir/Elim Garak
   • Julian Bashir
   • Elim Garak
   • Accidental Baby Acquisition
   • Kid Fic
   • Marriage of Convenience
   • Fake/Pretend Relationship
   • Cardassian Anatomy (Star Trek)
   • Scent Marking
   • POV Alternating
   • Mutual Pining
   • Idiots in Love
   • Minor OC appearances for Plot purposes

   Summary

   In order to stay on Cardassia and continue to rebuild their dilapidated healthcare system Julian agrees to marry Garak. It's a marriage only for legal rights since both assume the other isn't interested.

   Suddenly, they are given Ra'Nul, a legal tradition that gives married same sex couples ophrans to raise as their own. Julian didn't know it could happen. Garak assumed it wouldn't.

   Baby trapped by the state, they are forced to stay in a relationship and start a family with a man they believe doesn't return their feelings.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   20,192

   Chapters:

   9/13

   Comments:

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   Kudos:

   116

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