Take Me To Church

autumnandanxiety

Language: English

Publisher: archiveofourown.org

Published: Feb 19, 2016

Word Count: 3918

Description:

A rewrite of the scene where Frollo approaches Esmeralda in Notre Dame. AU/OOC (sort of). Smut without much of a plot.

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Frollo chuckled lowly. ‘No, my dear, for the kindness you showed to my ward, Quasimodo. I have made mistakes in my time, but I had hoped protecting him as though he were my own would help atone for them. You see, he is a fragile boy, deaf from the ringing of the bells. And as you saw out there, strangers don’t take kindly to him.’ His thin lips quirked up into a side-smile as he appraised her. ‘Well, most strangers.’