LMB famously has a rule-of-thumb - when in doubt, have the worst possible thing happen. But suppose the best thing happened? or things, unstoppably, in Milesian droves, and for pretty much everyone? Part 1 of The Peaceful Vorkosiverse

Mirror Dance AU. After a shocking catastrophe, an older Miles Vorkosigan is again on the run, forced to survive in the past by his wits alone. He can't afford to lose, but to win he must overcome historical inevitability, the laws of physics, and himself.