O Swallow, have mercy on them [Febuwhump 2021 Prompt Fills]
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“Barnes.” Namor sounds calm, composed.
“Namor.” Bucky’s voice is scratchy. He tries to move again, with the same results as earlier. “What-"
Namor steps closer, until his shape resolves enough in front of Bucky’s eyes that he can make out Namor’s blurred expression. It is serious, although his gaze is not without sympathy.
“You attacked one of our delegations to Latveria. It was…” he frowns. “Unpleasant.”
*Bucky wakes up in Namor’s palace, with little memory as to how he got there. Namor is there, helping him to sort things out and to take are of his wounds.
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What remains by Saetha
Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, Wiedźmin | The Witcher Series - Andrzej Sapkowski, Wiedźmin | The Witcher (Video Game)
02 Feb 2021
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“Geralt.” Eskel stops closely before the bed, heart clenching painfully in his chest. His friend’s eyes are bound and his ears stoppered, but Eskel remembers just how painful every sound, every sight must still feel. That isn’t what takes his breath away, however, nor is it the sight of his bones looking wrong, of the angry burns on his skin that shift in time with the flecks of colour as the mutagens ravage through his body. No, it’s his hair – bone-white and brittle instead of the auburn waves that Eskel so adores. Gone are Geralt’s freckles, too, his skin so pale that he looks more like a wraith than a person.
He wants to scream and shout, wants to tear this room apart, wants to stick the pair of scissors on Geralt’s nightstand into the mage assistant’s heart. Instead, he just steps closer.
*Eskel cares for Geralt after the second set of Trials.
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Wounded by Saetha
Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, Wiedźmin | The Witcher Series - Andrzej Sapkowski, The Witcher (TV), Wiedźmin | The Witcher (Video Game)
03 Feb 2021
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Vesemir remembers the way Geralt had clenched his fingers into Vesemir's skin when he had carried him out of the cave after the Trials. He has always seen it as his duty to be the one to carry out the bodies of his boys, dead or alive. It was his hands that had shaped and prepared them; tried to give them every chance they could get to survive what lay ahead, to make them all survive, even if they never did. It should be his hands who buried them, as well. None of the others at the keep had ever fully understood, not until he met Guxart, another swordmaster. You might not have children of your own blood, Guxart had said, looking at him, but I know you have buried more of your sons than most towns will lose men in war.
*Geralt has left Kaer Morhen for his first year on the Path and is soon confronted with the realities of a Witcher's life. Vesemir finds and rescues him and is confronted with having to try to teach his pup about the realities of living with failure.
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Stuck in the middle with you by Saetha
Fandoms: Middle-earth: Shadow of Mordor (Video Games)
04 Feb 2021
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Talion finds himself straining against his captors again, one last time, panic bubbling up inside his chest. He might no longer be human, might have endured more agony than many of his mortal siblings combined, but even he has his limits. Help me, Celebrimbor, he thinks. Don’t let me die like this.
He thinks he can feel the ghost of a touch on his arm, a breath on his cheek, but when he opens his eyes, the wraith is nowhere to be seen.
“There are limits even to my powers.” Celembrimbor’s voice is pensive in his mind, far softer than usual. “I’m sorry.”
*Talion gets caught, tortured, and executed. Celebrimbor tries to take at least some of the pain away so that he doesn’t have to spend his last moments alone and in agony.
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Too Late by Saetha
Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher (Video Game), Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, Wiedźmin | The Witcher Series - Andrzej Sapkowski
05 Feb 2021
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Geralt begins shaking, whether from the cold or from sheer grief, he doesn’t know. The manacles rub against his exposed skin, his blood pooling on the ground below, but he cannot stop.
“I’m sorry,” he says again, over and over, a mantra of sheer desperation. “Forgive me, please.”
“There is no forgiveness,” Mikael whispers.
“Just death”, another adds.
*Geralt is caught by sorcerers and forced to relive all the times he failed those he had meant to protect the most. Can Ciri come and save her father in time?
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“Do you miss them?” Thorin asks. His eyes are closed, one hand on Dwalin’s side, fingers idly tracing the dips and bumps on his skin. Dwalin turns so that they are lying face to face.
“Every day,” he whispers. “Every moment, every hour. I would give everything to bring them back.” Thorin opens his eyes and looks at him then, his face a painting of silver and shadow in the glint of the moonlight from outside. He moves his hand upwards from Dwalin’s side, onto his shoulder, down along his arm until he can intertwine their fingers.
*Thorin can’t sleep, especially with the anniversary of Azanulbizar coming up. Dwalin stays with him through the nights until they both get some rest.
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“Open your eyes,” he says, and hates how fragile his voice sounds, how frightened and insecure. He should be worried about Cobb, not about whether fate will strike him down for this one gesture.
“You sure?” Even now Cobb knows of the significance of what is happening, is trying to spare him pain.
“Yes,” Din whispers, fingers still caressing Cobb’s cheek. “Look at me.”
*Cobb has been poisoned. Din has to watch him waste away, unable to do much. But, at least, he can finally let him see his face before it might be too late in this race against time.
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"Don’t worry, I will tell all our brothers and sisters that you fell because you were heroically trying to shield me from the arrows of our pursuers which unfortunately knocked you off course.”
“Ever the flatterer,” Yusuf’s lips pull themselves into another smile. “I wonder if they will believe it.”
“They’ll believe anything. To them, you are infallible.”
“Ha. In-fall-ible. You did that on purpose, didn’t you.”
*Yusuf takes a tumble off a roof. Ezio looks after him and makes sure that he is going to survive the night.
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“You cold?” he asks, immediately admonishing himself for posing such a stupid question. Of course Eddie is. The pain from his leg must be considerable, and he is wetter than Buck. He must be freezing.
“A little,” Eddie admits.
“Come here.” Without thinking, Buck reaches out, opens his jacket in front, and draws Eddie close to his side, trying to drape as much over him as he can.
*Buck and Eddie are caught below ground after a tunnel collapses behind them. They’ll have to look after each other until help arrives.
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A quiet death by Saetha
Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, Wiedźmin | The Witcher (Video Game), Wiedźmin | The Witcher Series - Andrzej Sapkowski
10 Feb 2021
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“Shhh.” Geralt reaches out, waiting for the boy to flinch away, but he doesn’t. He pats his shoulder. “I’m sorry. You’re safe here, now, with us. What’s your name?”
“Ardyn.” The boy sniffles a little. Vesemir tries to hide his sharp intake of breath but doesn’t succeed. Not to a Witcher’s hearing, at least.
“Ardyn.” Geralt tries to put the warmest smile on his face that he is capable of. “As I said, you’re safe here. You can stay as long as you need. Right, Vesemir?”
*Lambert finds a little boy in the snow and brings him home to Kaer Morhen. The Witchers, especially Vesemir, take care of him – but not everything goes as smoothly as it should. Something is very, very wrong.
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“Revenge isn’t as easy as killing and moving on,” Azu says eventually. “Sometimes it works and makes you feel better. Sometimes, killing does not bring you any satisfaction, just makes things worse. Sometimes, there’s nothing to kill.”
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Azu feels just a little bit lost after the events at Shoin’s palace. She wanders around Cel’s village and finds someone who seems just as lost as her. Conversations ensue.Series
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Irreplaceable by Saetha
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - J. R. R. Tolkien, The Lord of the Rings (Movies)
13 Feb 2021
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“You are not as replaceable as you think, Boromir. Not to any of us. Not to me, certainly.”
Boromir swallows through his suddenly dry throat. Aragorn isn’t the first man that he has shared a bed with, or even found deeper words for. He is, however, the first man, who has been patient rather than pushing, who gives and takes in equal measure, and is most assuredly drawn to Boromir himself rather than just his name and position. Boromir doesn’t quite know how to deal with it.
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Boromir gets wounded and hides it from his travelling companions until it gets too bad to ignore. Aragorn lends a helping hand, comfort, and a few choice words.Series
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Just this night by Saetha
Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, Wiedźmin | The Witcher Series - Andrzej Sapkowski, Wiedźmin | The Witcher (Video Game)
14 Feb 2021
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“You’re awake.”
Geralt turns his head to see Yennefer walk into his field of view, all poise and not an insignificant amount of fury. It is the emotion she always defaults to when she wants to cover up her worry.
“I am,” he confirms. He so desperately wishes she would come closer, would let him hold her hand.
*Geralt gets grievously injured during a monster hunt. Yennefer manages to save him at the last moment and takes care of him.
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“I mean that you should run. Run, and don’t look back. Let me deal with them. Let me draw their attention away. I’ll catch up with you as soon as I can.” If Benny hadn’t sounded so serious, and if Dean hadn’t been so tired, he would have laughed.
“The fuck you will. You are going to die.” Dean hates how his voice breaks just a little when he says the last sentence.
“Getting sentimental?” Benny laughs.
*A scene from Purgatory. Dean needs a rest. Benny is there to help, even if it means he’ll get injured in the course of it.
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Setting it right by Saetha
Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, Wiedźmin | The Witcher (Video Game), Wiedźmin | The Witcher Series - Andrzej Sapkowski
16 Feb 2021
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"Really, Eskel, how did that bunch of ragtag bandits even get you into such a state?”
“Don’t even ask,” Eskel groans, still embarrassed.
“Then I won’t.” The smallest of smiles flickers across Geralt’s face before it grows serious again. “Must’ve been some pretty lucky bandits. You almost died.” The last sentence is spoken so quietly that it tugs at Eskel’s heartstrings.
*3+1. Three times Geralt cares for Eskel when he as broken bones, and one time Eskel returns the favour.
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Horsing around by Saetha
Fandoms: The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types, Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types
17 Feb 2021
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“Geralt,” the finally offers his name when he has convinced himself that Aragorn doesn’t seem to be an immediate threat. “Did you-“ he gestures to his wound and Aragorn nods. What a strange name, none that he has heard before. But then, neither has he ever seen the runes on the man’s sword, nor seen eyes like this in a human. It intrigues him, to say the least.
“I am not in the habit of abandoning strangers in danger of dying by the side of the road,” he says. “Besides, it was time for a rest anyway.”
*Aragorn finds an injured Geralt on his travels. He patches him up and the two of them begin to bond – over horses. And…people composing unwanted poetry about them?
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“I could fuck you,” Vane offers. “Or punch you until you’re knocked out. If you prefer.”
Flint snorts.
“The rum will do for now. Although I hope you’ve brought more than one bottle.” Vane laughs at that and points to the desk.
*Flint is in a terrible mood, a few months after the events in Charleston. He can't sleep. Charles opts to join him, with a drink and a few choice words.
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Coming home by Saetha
Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, Wiedźmin | The Witcher (Video Game), Wiedźmin | The Witcher Series - Andrzej Sapkowski
20 Feb 2021
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Eskel is out of his bed and room within seconds, barely even pausing to grab his cloak. He runs out into the courtyard barefoot, the sudden cold jolting through him like a shock. But it doesn’t matter, none of it matters, because there is Geralt. Shivering, covered in snow and barely able to get off his horse, but it is undeniably Geralt and something inside Eskel gives way at the sight. He walks towards him, catches him when his legs buckle the moment they hit the ground.
“You made it,” he whispers against Geralt’s icy skin. “You’re back. You’re here.”
“’course I am,” Geralt mumbles past his frozen lips. “Missed you too much.”
*Three times Geralt and/or Eskel were late returning from the Path. One time one of them doesn’t make it home at all.
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An eye for an eye by Saetha
Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher (Video Game), Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types, Wiedźmin | The Witcher Series - Andrzej Sapkowski
21 Feb 2021
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Geralt pulls at his shackles in a fruitless attempt to do anything to help. He is past caring for his own survival, just needs this to end.
“Is there anything you want to say? Perhaps in answer to our questions?” The commander raises an inquisitive eyebrow in his direction.
“Don’t,” Eskel rasps. His eyes are closed, and his body still trembling, but he shakes his head. “Don’t tell them anything.”
*How do you break a Witcher? Simple – like any other person. By destroying what, or who they love most. (An alternative explanation for Eskel’s scars and the long road of recovery that follows)
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Spoiled Cat by Saetha
Fandoms: Wiedźmin | The Witcher (Video Game), Wiedźmin | The Witcher - All Media Types
22 Feb 2021
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“Don’t tell me you were worried about me, Wolf.”
Lambert frowns, catching his hand and leaning into his touch. He’s missed him, missed the way that Aiden can always make him feel calm, no matter the storm brewing inside him.
“Wouldn’t have had to be if it weren’t for a certain stupid Cat almost getting himself burned alive,” he says, without any heat. “How’d they catch you in the first place, anyway?”
*Lambert has to save Aiden from an angry mob that's trying to burn him at a stake and see to it that his partner recovers as well as possible.
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