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Elim Garak has dedicated his life to the Obsidian Order. His service to Cardassia is everything, until he meets Kelas Parmak. The closer they become, the more the experience changes Garak. Suddenly the things he has taken for granted are not as obvious as they once were, and he finds himself questioning the values that have always defined him.

Elim Garak/Kelas Parmak, chapter one of thirteen. 

A fic set before the interrogation and Garak’s exile, featuring Cardassian underground gay bars, arguments about literature, dystopian novel tropes only set on Cardassia and a lot of lizard love. 

No trigger warnings in this chapter. Please see below the cut for a complete list of trigger warnings for the entire fic. 

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