CamPal
Camilla Hect/Palamedes Sextus
The Sixth House's cavalier and necromancer redefine devotion in The Locked Tomb: after his death, Camilla carries Palamedes' soul until they merge into a single being, Paul. Fandom debates whether it's romance, and Tamsyn Muir's answer is 'yes, and more.'
What is CamPal?
CamPal is the fan-given name for the romantic pairing of Camilla Hect and Palamedes Sextus from The Locked Tomb. With over 700 works on Archive of Our Own, it's one of the most popular ships in the fandom.
Why fans love CamPal
'One flesh, one end' taken to its absolute conclusion makes every other ship's vows look like small talk.
Most Popular CamPal Fanfics
The highest-rated CamPal stories on AO3, ranked by kudos.
Once Upon a Time with Her Divine Highness…
Completeby juurensha
While taking a break (not hiding out) from the ball to find Her Divine Highness a spouse, Harrow meets a red-haired guard wearing sunglasses and slacking off from her duties. On the other hand, Gideon meets the Reverend Daughter of Drearbruh and suddenly has a reason to dance at the ball.
Let's Make The Most of this Beautiful Day (Since We're Together We Might As Well)
Completeby br0ken_hands
“Harrow?” Gideon does a double-take and grips on to the nearest solid object for support. The keys on the entryway table give a forlorn jingle at the impact. “Harrowhark Nonagesimus?”The wraith stops dead partway down the stairs with her hand on the bannister. “Griddle?” (“Griddle?” asks Cam, incred
Ask A Ginger
Completeby Rohad
Of all her gigs, writing advice for a column in a skin magazine is probably Gideon's favorite, though walking Noodle for Cam and Pal is a close second. Even when it brings her within glaring distance of their across-the-hall neighbors. The Nonagesimus sisters. The younger, a little weird but fine. T
take it, break it
Completeby forjodssake
Hect’s first kisses are efficient, and orderly, and to the point: a means to an end rather than a seduction, a way of keeping her desire behind several layers of chain link fence. Pyrrha immediately sees how difficult it may be to get her to unwind for this. Pyrrha fucking loves a challenge, especia
gravitation
Completeby strangehunger
Camilla had offered only once, years ago. When it had been just the three of them and a handful of part time employees trying to make ends meet, back before someone had the bright idea to expand the studio and rope in a piercer who would change their dynamic forever. Palamedes was the only one who w
Aught But Death
Completeby PrioritiesSorted
Gideon was having a perfectly normal, perfectly pleasant evening (or at least, what passed for normal and pleasant in Canaan House) when Harrow looked up from her flimsy-strewn desk and said, "In the interest of remaining transparent, you ought to know that I've asked Sextus to marry me." ORHa
bodies
Completeby forjodssake
Pyrrha folds her arms. “You don’t like it,” she says. “People thinking you’re a working girl.”“Never said that,” Camilla says.“It’s just a job, you know,” Pyrrha says. “Lots of bad jobs out there. Lots of good ones, too.” She laughs, a dark sound. “It’s not that different from being a cav, at the en
Captured
Completeby Rohad
Gideon's had it bad for Harrow for a long time. There's just never been a good time and she's starting to think there never will be.Then she receives some unintentional help from an unlikely and unwilling source.
hospitality
Completeby forjodssake
Palamedes thinks, as he breathes in the familiar scent of Camilla’s shampoo in front of him and feels Pyrrha’s firm chest at his back, that he probably should have begun crafting his obituary before this evening. Here lies P. Sextus, MD, (almost) PhD, who quietly exploded from arousal whilst sandwic
Donation
Completeby Nary
Evidently someone in Genomics had realized at the last minute that the Warden's imminent departure might mean permanently losing access to some high-quality necro spunk, and put in a request for a donation. "Did they give you the magazines too, or were those your own idea?""Theirs," Pal said. He s
Dinner and Diatribes
Completeby heliocharis
Late at night in the quiet north wing of the house, Camilla Hect knocks twice on the door between her room and Palamedes’, and wishes she didn’t have to. The young Master Warden and his valet enjoy a perfect working relationship—working being the operative word. Cam wants very badly to ruin
persuasion tactics
Completeby patiencespardon
It's finals week, and Palamedes will not go to bed. Cam is trying everything she can think of to get him to get some sleep. Absolutely nothing is working. Time to get creative.(Or, a 5 + 1 multi-chapter med school au.)
a verb in perfect view
Completeby patiencespardon
Cam is overworked and stressed. Palamedes offers to help her get her mind off things. They both try not to think about the repercussions.
Feel the Pain, Kill it Twice
Completeby AmbiguousWren
Life's not bad for Gideon. She's got a nice predictable job, good friends, a hot roommate. The worst thing is having to deal with her roommate's shitty sister and their terrible friend, but its worth the tradeoff.It was simple, and for Gideon that was good enough.But things hadn't always been so gre
Curve Your Little Spine and Tell Me That You're Mine
Completeby Uncle_Cool
When John and Priam marry, Harrowhark moves in. Step-sister? Her own personal live-in cum dumpster? It's all the same to Kiriona.-In which Kiriona is an absolute dork who grew up spoiled rotten, and is going mad with power.
A Case for Time Unwasted
Completeby searchforthescars
“Honestly, at this point, if someone wants to date me or fuck me, they’re going to be required to present me with a four-page paper, double-spaced, MLA citations, on how they’re not going to break my heart or waste my time, respectively."Camilla makes a statement. Palamedes follows through on the re
The Limit Does Not Exist
Completeby CindFourth
After surviving the fight with Cytherea the First, the Sixth and the Ninth are left with a dilemma: follow a God they can't quite trust, or return to Canaan House--the only other place available to them--and attempt to find their own solution.Part of TLT Big Resurrection Event 2023
nothing but dark and sound
by syntheseas
When the Reverend Daughter Harrowhark Nonagesimus dies transforming Cytherea’s blood cancer into bone cancer, she leaves three people behind. When Camilla Hect dies by her own blade to save her necromancer one last time, she leaves two people behind. And when Gideon Nav disappears in the aftermath o
Mark A Mortal Lack
Completeby pipistrelle
"Usually the ailments that knocked Palamedes out for a week were only a mild annoyance to his cavalier. Sometimes she could keep going so well that she convinced him she wasn't sick at all."Camilla and Palamedes during the events of "The Meaning of the Word".
oh no (i'm falling in love again)
Completeby patiencespardon
Pyrrha has had a hell of a year, capped off by the fact that she's just seen Palamedes Sextus and Camilla Hect achieve the impossible: perfect Lyctorhood. Now, she needs to figure out where she stands in the aftermath, as they all try to pick up the pieces.Or, Pyrrha Dve learns how to fall in love a
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What does CamPal mean?
CamPal is the ship name (portmanteau or nickname) for the pairing of Camilla Hect and Palamedes Sextus. It's used by fans to tag and search for fanfiction featuring this relationship.
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