AU: What if Elizabeth and Henry didn't meet at UVA but instead met when their assignments for the CIA and Marine Corps happened to cross paths?

"Friendship is always a sweet responsibility, never an opportunity." -Khalil Gibran How will the relationship between Elizabeth Adams & Henry McCord evolve after a rather awkward first meeting

Elizabeth Adams is a sophomore International Affairs major at UVA & has high expectations for herself. Her education & long term goals come above all else. Due to her dedication & a past full of emotional damage, she believes that she is meant to achieve that success solo. Little does she know, she's caught the eye of hard-working junior Philosophy and Religion major Henry McCord.

Every end has a new beginning. Elizabeth gets a fresh start as a PoliSci professor at UVA after quitting from her job as a CIA analyst, but what will this new chapter in life hold for her? AU-ish

A Henry and Elizabeth origin fic. Dark themes. Rated M for sex, violence and abuse.