Whadayaknow! This blog had a new post!

Also, whadayaknow! I finished the fic. It only took a year and a half. The previous half baked versions of the chapter have been erased from the blog. Because they were bad.

Please make your way to AO3 to read the finished and finalized of Games, and the People Who Play Them.

Games, and the People Who Play Them (36400 words) by Tournevis
Chapters: 8/8
Fandom: Murdoch Mysteries
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Creator Chose Not To Use Archive Warnings
Relationships: William Murdoch/James Pendrick
Characters: William Murdoch, James Pendrick, George Crabtree, Thomas Brackenreid, Julia Ogden, Dr. Roberts (Murdoch Mysteries), Sally Hubbard Pendrick, James Gillies, Constable Worseley, Constable Hodge, Henry Higgins (Murdoch Mysteries)
Additional Tags: So many other characters!, Established Relationship, Kidnapping, Emotional Murdoch, off-screen violence, Constables everywhere!, Historically Accurate, Period-Typical Homophobia, Not entirely happy ending, Whump, But it'll get better in later parts
Series: Part 1 of The Dancing Suite
Summary:

It's the fall of 1899. James Pendrick has been kidnapped. Can Detective William Murdoch find who took him before they both lose everything?

[Finalized version 21 July 2018]