title: the sum of a whole (is missing something)

fandom: original - house of cards.

summary: when matthew dies. five react but do not necessarily mourn.

(also a brief but intense study of matthew and the women in his life.)

pairing: matthew/zhaojun.

warnings: mentions of character death.

notes: this has been sitting in my completed documents for a while and i thought i should put this out there while i still can before i lose my stomach to read over this. this is a reverse birthday fic to jen for being the best okay the best so she wants to be terrible let's be terrible.

( your heart is heavy and so is home )