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1. Public Bookmark 12

   we might as well be strangers by saltygirafe

   Fandoms: Zero Parades: For Dead Spies  

   • Explicit
   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • F/F
   • Work in Progress

   16 Jul 2026

   Tags

   • No Archive Warnings Apply
   • Hershel Wilk/Melita
   • Hershel Wilk (Zero Parades)
   • Melita (Zero Parades)
   • Phone Sex
   • POV Melita
   • Mutual Pining
   • Mutual Masturbation
   • Spies & Secret Agents
   • Canon Compliant
   • Drunk Dialing
   • saying someone's name as i love you
   • Masturbation
   • Accidental Voyeurism
   • Accidental edging
   • if that's even a thing
   • Implied/Referenced Character Death
   • mel and hershel are both alive! someone else dies
   • Hershel Wilk is pathetic
   • rule breaking as i love you

   Summary

   A drunk phone call, a lot of waiting, and a first meeting. Melita and Hershel have been orbiting each other 14 years and counting, but the events of the game throw them into uncharted territory.

   Language:

   English

   Words:

   31,112

   Chapters:

   3/4

   Comments:

   18

   Kudos:

   45

   Bookmarks:

   12

   Hits:

   524

   Bookmarked by Thinkmanner

   17 Jul 2026

   Bookmarker's Notes

   A fucking underrated gem in a niche fandom