Fic: Mercy (Mirror!Philippa/Michael)

[rivendellrose]

Mercy (1653 words) by rivendellrose
Fandom: Star Trek: Discovery
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Michael Burnham/Mirror Philippa Georgiou
Characters: Michael Burnham, Mirror Philippa Georgiou
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Jealousy, Possessive Behavior
Summary:

The universe is hard, my love, and you, with your mercy and your pity and your qualms, you are soft. But don't worry. I am here now, and I will keep you safe.

The Michael Burnham of this universe isn't the one that Philippa Georgiou lost. But she's still Michael Burnham, and that means she's hers.

Notes: This diverges slightly from canon in that it posits that instead of having been Emperor Georgiou's adopted daughter, the Michael Burnham of the Mirror Universe was her consort. A similar shift in the Prime universe version of their relationship is also assumed.

Thanks as always to gaslightgallows for beta-reading and encouragement.