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1. Not The Man I Want, But The Man I Need by lesbian_Hamlet

   Fandoms: Re-Animator (Movies - Combs)  

   • Mature
   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • M/M
   • Complete Work

   06 Feb 2026

   Tags

   • Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
   • Daniel Cain/Herbert West
   • Daniel Cain
   • Herbert West (Re-Animator)
   • Alternate Universe - Modern Setting
   • Fake/Pretend Relationship
   • Original Female Characters (Very Minor)
   • Fantasizing
   • Feelings Realization
   • Was watching Birth/Rebirth which is very
   • lesbian Reanimator
   • and there's a scene where a tertiary character assumes that the two leads are a couple
   • and they dont correct him because in the 2020s them being percived as a couple actually causes less issues
   • no one is asking questions about why youre living togeather if they just think youre normal lovers
   • anyways i think that if herbert ever thought it'd be bennifical to him he'd absolutly claim to be dan's husband
   • Meg Halsey (Mentioned) - Freeform
   • lying and deceit
   • And other such fun shennanigans
   • Not at all canon compliant--theyve already started and are cool with reanimation but meg's still alive
   • this is entierly just for stupid fun

   Summary

   "Your fiancé, he’s who brought you to the E. R."
   "I think there's been a mis-"
   "Oh poor thing, he's still delirious." Herbert interrupted.

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   English

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