#aethelflead

[emilyhufflepufftlk]

THE LAST KINGDOM | 2.03

[idontreallyknow26]

I need someone to reccomend me Osferth×any of his family that isn't recognized as family because he was SO FUCKING SWEET with Aethelstan and Aelfwynn I need to know what a conversation between him and them would be like, or even Edward and Aethelflead because they're his siblings. I just really need it. I don't care if it's in oneshot/fanfiction form or hc form I just need it please and thank you.

Like please oh my god in like season 3 (I think) he seemed annoyed and possibly a bit jealous when Edward and Aethelflead were around, especially when Edward mentioned his and Aethelfleads being siblings in that one scene. This mf huffed and puffed his way outta that situation you CANNOT TELL ME HE WASNT JEALOUS OR ANNOYED. And he was so fucking sweet eith Aelfwynn when she was sick like WE ALL SAW HIM HOLD HER HAND AND GET SUPER WORRIED BUT at the same time he couldn't be overbearing and tell Eadith to stop because he's a bastard and she's not his family by any right.

And then he was like a brother to Aethelstan in s5, you could tell he cared about him.

But anyway I really need those fic reccomendations whether they're on here or something else, I don't even care if it's bad I just really need it.

[lauwrite1225]

not bread team obsessing over another ship...

[redpool]

I'm sitting here watching a TLK compilation on YouTube of the funniest moments throughout the seasons, and I noticed this; from what I assume is the staircase scene after Aethelflead's wedding, am I crazy or is that Sihtric and what could possibly be his wife before she is his wife?

[illtakeyoutowonderland]

The one (Part 3)

The one where she got almost killed

Sihtric x Reader

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It had been a long night and sleepless night. 

Aethelfled had explained how she ended up there, something about her husband wanting to kill her and she being some kings daugther. Y/N laughed at first, thinking it was all a joke but her friend was very serious about it. And it wasn't like Y/N's story made any sense to the others either. So, she choose to believe her friend.

Still, her mind kept her awake almost all night. Not only because, you know, everything that had happened to her in the las few weeks but also, if everything was true, in what year had she traveled to?

One of the nuns woke her up, apparently she was late for making breakfast or whatever. It wasn't like they had anywhere to be, but still she got out of the bed and put on her clothes and went to the kitchen.

When I tell you this men were loud. She could hear them on the hall laughing and yelling from where she stood on the kitchen grabbing whatever other nuns where given to her to set the table. Y/N walked into the hall, ignoring everyone. Her head was killing her, she had barely slept and she was still processing all the information Aethelflaed had shared with her. 

She exchanged some smiles with her friend, but ignored the others until the Abbess found her "Y/N! It was time you would join us" She exclaimed from her seat getting up and walking to her "Yu missed morning prayers you'll have to do them later"

"I'm sorry" She truly was. The Abbess was like an annoying super religious grandma but those you cannot hate because they are, very deep, a good person "It was a restless night and I lost track of time" She explained as she put some food on the table

"I hope you used that time to reflect on what you did last night" The Abbess said and Uthred and his men tured to look at them "You should apologize to the man"

"What?" She laughed in disbelief

"You will apologize to that man" She said pointing at Shitrhic who was trying his best not to laugh "And then you will go to make our morning prayers"

"I will not do such thing" Y/N replied "Saying sorry is meant for when you regret doing something and I do not regret a thing" She gave Shitrhic a fake smile and he rolled his eyes. Finan and Osferth were very invested in the conversation

"Maybe she should go to her morning prayers and then she can talk to Shitrhic in private" Aethelflead suggested trying to save her friend while Uthred made a face and laughed

"She will not" The Abbess stated "She has to learn, this is God's way" Y/N rolled her eyes at the mention of God an The Abbess pushed her even closer to where Shithric was seatted.

"Fine!" She said "I'll apologize or whatever" She took a deep breath and stood on the opposite side of the table from him "Shithric"

"Yes, Lady?" Oh he was enjoying this too much, and his smirk said it all

"I'm sorry" She said and when his smile only grew wider she could only see red so, she continued "I'm sorry your brain is so small it can't even process it own stupidity" And it felt so good when she saw how his smile faded away.

Finan chocked on his, Uthred laughed so hard, Osferth tried to hide his laugh and even Aethelflaed couldn't contained her smile. "That is enough young lady" The Abess exclaimed. She didn't think it was funny "Go to the chapel and say your prayers. Now!"

"I'll go" Y/N said as she took some bread from the table "And don't worry Shithric I'll pray for God to give you a new brain, but since you are a heathen He might ignore me" And she finally left the hall very satisfied with herself and the look on the man's face. The Abess wasn't so happy, though. She took the bread from her and made her go to the chapel next to the nunnery and left her alone so she could think about what she did.

A few hours had passed and she didn't even feel sorry for sleeping instead of praying. She did say some prayers but eventually sleep won, and suddenly the wood benches looked super comfortable. She looked out the window and saw it had started to snow, so, not wanting to freeze in a chapel she started walking over to the nunnery while petting some of the animals. 

Feeling more rested and content with herself she let herself get lost in the small snowflakes that were pouring over her when a voice startled her "You do not look like a nun" 

She looked over to the voice and stopped in her tracks. It wasn't just one man. There were at least 50 and she cursed herself for not paying more attention. Two of Aethelflaed's men where kneeling in fron of them, being held by danes with a knife, and a third one on the floor already dead. She started to understand the danger she was getting into. "Because I am not" She said while looking over at them. The blonde man chuckled and she saw he had some small tattoo on his right eye

"Are you a Dane?" The blackhaired man next to him said

"Also no" She said "Apparently I'm too soft for a Dane" She said more to herself rolling her eyes

"You look soft" Said the first man and all she could think of was eeeeww

"Can I help you with something?" She started to wonder why the hell none of Uthred men where outside dealing with this. 

"Like I said to you nun friend" The blind man said rolling his eyes as if he didn't like reapting himself "I'm here for Aethelflaed"

"Oh, and who are you exactly?"

"The name is Haesten, Lady" He said while Y/N looked over to the nunnery and saw the glimpse of a few shadows move inside "I'm a friend. I just want to keep her safe"

"Well, that's funny" She said laughing a little. She somehow understood she had to give the others time to come with a plan to win them some time.

"How is it funny?" The darkhaired men intervined

"A man came in here last night and said the same thing" She always tried not to lie too much, since she was awful at it, but she could avoid certain details.

"What man?" 

"He wasn't a Saxon, that's for sure" She said looking over to the horses and trying to come up with some plan "I don't know, tall, dark hair, blue eyes, too much confidence"

"That sounds like Uthred, Lord" The darkhaired man said to Haesten

"Uthred! I know you are there" Haesten yelled "Give me Aethelflaed and I won't kill you"

"Oh, he is not here" Ok, that was a lie. But seriously someone had to come outside at some point, right? 

"What do you mean he is not here?" Haesten was low on patience already "I can see the horses there" He pointed at the animals and she sighed

"He left them for you to think Aethelflaed is inside" She shrugged "They left that way, last night" She pointed to her left "Maybe you can catch them if you hurry and let those men be, I'm sure she'll be thrilled to see a friend" She gave them a smile while pointing to the guards and started walking over the few steps of the front door when an arrow flew past right next to her head. She froze and looked over to the arrow, now nailed to the big wooden door and to the window right next to it.  She saw Finan looking at her giving her a nod as to reassuring they had her back. So she turned to face Haesten and his men again.

"I do not like being lied to, Lady" The blonde man said as he got off his horse. She didn't even tried to deny it "Give me Aethleflaed or the next arrow won't miss"

"You can go inside and check if you want to" She snapped. For some reason she didn't like being threatened to death. She would kill them herself if she had to. But before anyone can say something else the door opened and the Abbess steped outside. "No no, Abbes go inside"

But the woman only gave her a smal soft smile and turned to the Danes "What is it you want?" She said and Haesten and his men looked more annoyed than before, if that was even possible "We have some food and ale, it is yours. What we do not have is silver. If it is ourselves, our lives...I ask you why?"

"Aethleflaed. Aethleflaed. Aethleflaed. Aethleflaed." He reapeated "How many times do I have to say that stupid name? What I want is Aethleflaed!"

"There´s  no one in this house called Aethleflaed" The Abbess stated and Haesten gave the order to kill one of the guards. Y/N stiffened. She had never seen anyone get killed before and still it seemed so distant now

"Deny her presence once more and a third man dies and I will burn down your nunnery and everyone inside"

"Realese him and take me in his place" The Abbess suddenly said walking down the final steps of the entrance "Or am I too strong for you?"

"No no no, Abbess stop" Y/N almost whispered. She knew this wasn't going to end well

The third guard got killed and that was the last straw for the Abbess "Why must you behave like this?! Why must you slaughter for no good reason?"

"Dagfinn" Was only Haesten said and the blackhaired man spoke

"Aethleflaed"

"Why must blood be spilled? It is heathen. Ungodly! And you are the devil's encarnation, nothing more" The Abbess ranted looking around her "And all I can try and do is ensure that He shall have you!" 

She grabbed an axe at the same time Y/N saw Dragfinn get a spear and she run down the steps to stop her but she was too late. "Holy shit" She muttered as the Abbess dead body reached the ground and she kneeled next to her on the muddy dirt. 

Time stopped for Y/N. She knew Haesten was still yelling for her friend to come out but she couldn't register the words, nor she didn't care. All she focused was the dead face of the woman who had take care all those weeks ago. "Show yourself!" Haesten screamed and grabbed Y/N to get her up on her feet "Or your knew friend will show how soft she can be" He grabbed her by her neck pushing her back into his chest "And we will take turns" The men laughed "She is here" 

When there was no response he pushed her against some other men who hold her as they walked towards the nunnery kitchen. She didn't know why exactly they were taking her inside with them, but she wasn't in a position to complain either.

The got inside and stood in front of the hall's closed doors. Y/N and the man that hold her in a corner next to the kitchen door. The doors opened and the battle started. Uthred and his men got out the hall and started killing Haesten's men. Even Skade got out and she got her time killing them. She actually was enjoying herself, it was really creepy to watch. The man that hold her realed her for a moment but someone else grabbed her and covered her mouth with their hands.

She got dragged to the kitchen and behind some big furniture. But she fought. She even got to bite the man's hand "Damn it woman. It's me!" Finan said behind her and she stopped moving "We just need to be quite, hmm?" She nodded as she tried to steady her breathing.

Haesten and Dragfinn run outside as if they were scared and Y/N knew the little battle was over. Once Finan checked everything was okay for them to go to the hall, she followed him to meet with the others. "Y/N!" Aethleflaed exclaimed as she walked towards her and hugged her "Oh, I was so scared for you"

"You were scared?" Y/N tried to joke but her eyes filled with tears as she met with her friends eyes "The Abbess..."

"I know" Aethleflaed said with a sad expression "We saw"

"I tried to stop her..."

"It is not your fault" Uthred said

"You did good, Lady" Finan said with a smile on his face as he patted her shoulder. Osferth nodded in agreement but Shithric only watched her

"I doesn't feel like I did good" She whispered as she met his eyes. Something about the recent fight sparkled in Shthric's gaze and she hold it not sure why. But she could swear she saw some relief in him for a second. 

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I have so many ideas about this story I can write them fast enough

Hope you are enjoying it!! 💜

[mrsarnasdelicious]

Alright, Yous asked for this - PART TWO

So, the list of all my drafts doesn't fit in one part...

Riding the Beasts SCP 682 smut CW: Monsterfucking

Sihtric AU-arama Just all osrts of Sihtric AUs, in a long, big list.

Some good ass edging Edging Modern!Sihtric, straight up smut

I'll Be Your Prize [Finan x Sihtric] Uhtred tells Finan he can ask for the thing he wants most, so Finan asks for Sihtric.

The Things We Do With Power - I The Boys fic, mild fix it, predominantly wicked smut.

A very old promise Once Upon the beginning of my blog, I promised to write a certain poly smut thing, so here goes nothing.

All About A Gag Sihtric x Finan x Osfert. Sihtric fakes a gag and Finan is not having it.

Domestic - Lan Mandragoran Lan x Reader, being cute.

One Big Bed Poly Wheel of Time smut. Rand is a slut in this one.

The Pantsident Mark tore his pants. Mark x Reader smut

A Long Drive [Marnas] Mark rips his pants and Arnas makes full use of the situation.

Orgasm Desperation - Stephen Colley Stephen x Reader, with reader making Stephen beg for it.

BoB Sexarama Shameless, plotless smut headcanons.

A3 - Throuple Aethelflead x Aldhelm x Aethelred headcanons

BoB Poly Family BS You get involved with Finan, Sihtric and Osferth and raise children with them. Modern verse, headcanon list

Band of Bebbanburgh - XII - Getting Ink Done Uhtred, Osferth, Finan and Sihtric are getting tatted and Sihtric likes it a bit too well.

First Kiss - Draco Malfoy Set during book six.

First Kiss - Eric Northman Simple as.

Basically every thought I have ever had about Sihtric, but in a pile Full ass headcanon dump on my very fav himbo.

Good Good Good, Good Vibrations Mr F uses a vibe on reader, in public, sorta.

Orgasm Desperation - Game!Lambert Needy Needy Lambertini.

Lambert in the Middle Lambert getting some DP from Eskel and Geralt.

Another Lovely Puppy Pile Reader x Many witchers (and Jaskier)

Band of Bebbanburgh - XI - Tetanus Uhtred 'challenges' Sihtric to catch a pigeon. Hoemboy gets pecked and scratched, but has no tetnaus immunisation, so Finan and Osferth have to wrangle him to go to the dco's. Sihtirc does not like doctors and has to be pacified with sexy times from his boyfriends.

Giving Birth to Sihtric's Child It is not reader's first and it will most certainly not be the last.

TLK Underworld AU Headcanon List about a mafia au of sorts

Finan Eating You Out He's good with his mouth, let's be real

How He Met Me - VI August POV version of The Prophet [fic]

At the Desk - Napoleon Solo Napoleon Solo fucking reader on her desk, Arranged Marriage verse.

Sex in the Changing Room - Modern!Sihtric Raunchy dirty naughty Sihtric fucking reader in the changing rooms of the local clothing store.

On the table - Sihtric Canon verse, he humps you on the table

Sex in the Bath - Captain Syverson Bath sex with Sy

Ever Curiouser - I Hellboy Longfic, polyship.

Some Bebbanboys smut, bc I am nasty Smutty stuff with Sihtric x Finan x Osferth

Ben Daimio x Werewolf Reader A beastly smut

The Bebbanboys Band AU headcanons

Ben Daimio - Sneaking Around Smutty, you and Ben avoid getting caught while fucking on the job

Sweetheart Prompt #3 Ivar Lothbrok, suprise surprise

Band of Bebbanburgh - X - What Sihtric Does Best Smut fest about Sihtric sucking dick

Ulysses Klaue Smut Does exactly what it says on the tin.

No Way We Are Making Homework - Modern Ubbe Modern Ubbe x Reader. You should be making homework, but you are not.

Nasty Nasty Dirty Gross Ubbe CW: Incest Ubbe uses one specific way of making Hvitserk listen.

Ubbe x Alfred - Modern AU Ubbe and Alfred shower together.

This Home I Built - TLK Poly Fest Selfish fix it fic, lotsa smut, mainly about Sihtric.

Santiago Garcia Breeding Kink V1 Santi knocking you up.

Alpha Geralt Going Feral Nasty smut with no excuses

Sihtric - Breeding Kink V1 Sihtric knocking you up

Omega Sihtric Going Feral Needy Omega Sihtric

Alpha Geralt Scenting You Scenting sesh getting out of hand.

Santiago Garcia - Rough Sex Ah yes, more shameless porn with no plot.

Scenting Omega Sihtric Scenting Omega Sihtric gets out of hand.

My Fair Lady Shameless Aldflaed smut

Expectations - Loki Shameless Loki smut

Choking Sam Winchester Reader applying some pressure to a big moose, sexually.

At Saltwick What happened between Sihtric, Finan and Osferth while the kids were asleep.

Sex in Public - Sihtric Canon verse.

Neteyam x Au'Nung Neteyam almost died and Au'Nung is distressed.

Proof That I am an Aweful Person [TLK Poly stuff] More ReaderxPretty Boys headcanons

Fjall Stoneheart - Doggystyle Shameless smut

Band of Bebbanburgh - IX - Seeking Refuge Osferth goes to Finan when his homelife starts turning for the worst.

Breeding V1 - Jake Sully Jake Sully knocking you up.

Band of Bebbanburgh - VIII - Show You How Sihtric teases Osferth how to please Finan

Band of Bebbanburgh - VII - Small Comforts Finan having himself a slice of Sihtric.

Band of Bebbanburgh - VI - Sihtric's Dream Sihtric wakes up from a bad dream and Finan and Osferth put him at ease.

By God(s) and Men - Finan x Sihtric Canon verse; Sihtric and Finan figure out their dynamic.

The Baker's Boy - Finan x Sihtric Modern AU; Finan just realised he's been in love with Sihtric all along.

The Witan - Mark/Arnas/Reader CW: RPF and RPS Established Arnas x Reader and Past Marnas. Arnas convinced reader to come along to a TLK cast vaca and things spin swiftly out on his control.

All Three of Them Reader x Sihtric x Finan x Osferth smut

Threesome with Sihtric and Osferth Shameless smut with a lil twist

Threesome with Sihtric and Finan Dirty smutty smut smut smut

[afro-hispwriter]

I don’t care but in this fic im writing for osferth, we are going to acknowledge his family, at least aelfwynn, aethelstan, and aethelflead are going to acknowledge their other family member, even if its a little bit(or it will be the other way around but it will be there)

because the show really pissed me off that they didn’t do anything with him being a bastard besides teasing him. they could’ve done a whole thing with it, but no not even a conversation😭

[thalys-artcorner]

Lord Aldhelm of Mercia.

“No Man has ever served Mercia more faithfully...Thank you, Aldhelm”

I wanted to honor one of easily my favorite character in TLK fandom. To me, Aldhelm had one of the best character arcs in the entire show. He went from being Aethelred’s smarter, yet still annoying lackey, to being a beloved advisor and warrior to Aethelflead and to Mercia. While I didn’t openly hate him like I hated Aethelred, I found him quite annoying as he was always whispering poison about Uthred in the beginning. But as he started to realize how his Lord was actually the vicious, selfish ruler that constantly failed the Mercians, I realized that Aldhelm’s first concern was always his people, and that his ambitions were always guided first and foremost, by what was better for Mercia.

Then he started shifting his loyalties towards Aethelflead, a true ruler he could follow, and to be honest, their relationship was one of the most special dynamics in the show. He was devoted and loyal to her, not out of desire, but own of genuine affection and admiration. He loved her, despite knowing that his feelings were not reciprocated. Yet instead of growing bitter or harboring any sort of resentment towards Aethelflead or Uthred, he remained a loyal and supportive ally and friend to both of them. The first man to ever handle the friendzone right.

His death in 7KMD became one of the hardest losses from the entire storyline for me. It was incredibly tragic that a character who’s main trait was his loyalty towards his people and towards what was right would die charged with treason. It was truly heartbreaking.

James Northcote did fantastic job portraying a secondary character that slowly, subtly became a fan favorite, warming himself intro the hearts of many. I am sooo so glad they decided to built on that character and give us such a heartwarming arc we could root for.

[breanime]

14, 21 and 22

14. Save Aethelwold or Aethelred

Oof... save Aethelwold, but only so Uhtred or Brida can kill him. I would stand there and watch Aethelred die while eating an apple if I could.

21. Break Finan's heart or break your loyalty to Sigtryggr

FRIEND, THIS WAS CRUEL. Goddddd, um... FUCK, this is so hard. Cause the thought of breaking Finan's heart breaks MY heart. Like, I'm just picturing the face he made and the way he stared at Eadith when she said everyone who cared for her is gone, and I can't do that to him. But THEN I think of Siggy's face when his brother betrayed him and that hurts toooooo 😭 FUCKKK. Um, ummm... Betray Sigtryggr's loyalty, but If try to get back into his good graces afterwards 😭😭😭

22. Save Eric or save Ragnar

My heart says Ragnar due to my love for Uhtred and Brida, but I would have LOVED for Eric to live and see what becomes of the plot. Also, I love the idea of someone honorable owing Uhtred a debt, because unlike a lot of the Saxons (aka Alfred and his line), I feel like Eric has always respected and honored his word when it comes to Uhtred, and I think he would have been a fantastic ally. Also imagine Eric being able to raise his daughter as a Dane. Imagine him not being satisfied until he sees Aethelred dead for abusing Aethelflead. Imagine Eric and Aethelflead on the battlefield together, fighting alongside the Coccham Squad! Eric being fond of Sihtric from his time as a spy in Eric and Sigefrid's camp, GAWD!

So in short, Eric.

@songtoyou What about you? Same questions, what are your thoughts?

[sihtricsimp]

Modern!Revolution!Sihtric x Femme!OC

Chapter 1

Warnings: Death, war, guns, shooting, death

Based on this photo (thanks to one of my fellow Nowallian mutuals for finding it for me <3)

Most people would be thrilled to be one of the top pilots from one of the most powerful nations in Europe. Ellia, however, was growing tired of being perfect all the time. Growing tired of their leader seemingly doing nothing about the invading Northmen, spouting peace like it was gospel, yet continuing the hellish war effort as if Satan had possessed him. His war with the incoming Danes, who just wanted a new home after theirs was almost destroyed by storms, his refusal to acknowledge the rebellion so clearly growing right under his nose. It almost made one want to join the rebellion oneself.

But, just like everyone else, Ellia had grown used to her position, afraid of what might happen if they lost even a little of their power. People she had trusted and thought were good to their core were now selfish and complacent, not caring about the lives of their soldiers. General Athelflead, leader of the RAF and daughter to their ever-gracious leader, King Alfred, was one of those people. She had taught Ellia how to fly and was the one to give her the callsign of "Finch". A small bird was perfect for the shortest, and as some of the men would say, prettiest Commander in the Royal Air Force.

General Aethelflead brought Ellia out of her thoughts with a "Well, what do you think, Finch?"

Ellia placed her helmet down on the table with a sigh, "I think it's another suicide mission. Juker, Scramble, Uno, and I just barely survived our last mission to the Danish foothold. We lost eight good pilots in a single dogfight. We should focus on peace talks with Prime Minister Aethelred in Mercia so we can reinforce our dwindling presence in Northumbria!"

"I am well aware of the dire situation in Northumbria," Aethelflead said, "but we can't send the forces there without risking our own borders to the Danes. My father would never approve of the mission, you know this."

"Just because I know it, doesn't make it right." Ellia looked at her mentor, who rose her eyebrows expectantly. "But yes, if it is our holy duty from God, we shall carry it out."

Athelflead nodded. "You leave at 0600 tomorrow. Take the remainder of your squad. Since this is a stealth mission, you can use the new S-40s."

"But we haven't had much-" Ellia was about to protest when Aethelflead raised a hand.

"You and your squad are dismissed, Finch." Aethelflead used her other hand to rub her temple in frustration. "You will need ample time to prepare, will you not?"

"Yes, ma'am." Ellia tried to not let her tone become sarcastic as she saluted the General, and marched towards the barracks, the rest of the squad following suit.

On their way to the barracks, they passed by the War Room, a name given somewhat affectionately to the main meeting room of the facility. It was where all the important meetings took place, and from the look of things, the King was holding an important one. Ellia and her squad were fully intent on just walking past. None of them, Ellia, in particular, had the patience to deal with the incompetence and idiocy of the King and his other generals. King Alfred, sitting side on to the door, had other ideas.

"Ah, Commander Ellia, is it? Just the pilot I wanted to see!" He said looking up from the war table. Of course, he had to be sitting right by the open door.

Ellia suppressed a sigh. Here was the man who was responsible for her friends' deaths. Yet, she could do nothing about it unless she wanted to join her fallen comrades in whatever came next.

"Yes sir, Commander Ellia Goldstrum, callsign Finch, at your service." She gave a quick salute, her three squadmates following suit.

"At ease, ladies." The King stood and motioned for the squad to enter the room. As they did so, Ellia noticed the distinct lack of anyone else other than old white men in the room. With Athelflead out on duty, the major war decisions were being made by crusty Generals who hadn't seen real combat since before Ellia was born. "I know you four have had some contact with the rebellion while on your last flight?" The King continued.

"No, sir, those were Danes we fought. They flew Danish planes that carried Danish insignia, and wore Danish uniforms." Ellia was quickly loosing patience. To be sent on the same suicide mission the following day by the daughter, to then be questioned about the first mission by the father.

"We have credible intelligence from my nephew that the Danes have a shaky alliance with the Rebellion, so they are using Danish equipment." Alfred, as per usual, was calm and composed, even when talking about the savages on the other side.

It made sense that the Danes and the Rebellion would ally themselves, they both had a vendetta against Alfred. The shakiness also seemed correct, as the leader of the Rebellion was known to most as the Daneslayer.

"So you want us to go and confirm this intelligence, then?" Ellia guessed. The crown had a habit of telling its soldiers where to fly and who to fight without saying why, expecting blind loyalty until the last breath. This tracked with Ellia's experience with Christianity. Blind faith without question. Ellia was quite comfortable living in hidden godlessness, knowing there was no risk of burning eternally for her, just the calm nothingness of the void.

After a pause, the King replied, "Yes, we need the intelligence confirmed, but we didn't want you to know in case you got captured by them. They don't need to know that we know about their alliance."

"Can do, sir." Was the only words Ellia could get out without losing her cool. The only reason they were risking their lives was to confirm intelligence? Something spies could easily have done? It was bullshit.

"Dismissed, ladies. You'll need all the rest you can get for tomorrow." The King raised his hand, shooing them away, before turning back to his council. They started talking as Ellia and her squad marched away, but they were all engrossed in their own thoughts to hear what was said.

Ellia only relaxed when they got back to their shared barracks near the flight deck. There were two bunk beds, and they each got a draw to themselves in the dresser, the only other piece of furniture in the room. The higher-ups reckoned they didn't need to waste money on a window to the outside world when their pilots were spending all day in the air regardless.

"I want to defect to the Daneslayer's rebellion more with each passing mission" Juker complained, once they were safely back in their shared bunk room, out of the earshot of their superiors. "I mean, we're flying the exact same path as we did last time, the path that got Candy and Wolf's squads downed." Everyone was draped across their bunks, Juker above Ellia, and Uno above Scramble.

"You find us the rebellion stronghold, and I'll be right there with ya, Juker." Scramble joked, flicking through the same 'Kilted Men' magazine she'd had since forever, a smile on her face.

Leaning over her bunk to look at Scramble, Uno laughed, "Ha! Good luck, their base is harder to find than I am to beat at card games!" Uno always bragged about her winning streak in every card game they played, specifically in her callsign namesake, that was only still a streak because everyone refused to play with her.

"Ya know, I'm still convinced ya cheat every time." Scramble glanced up from her magazine to roll her eyes at Uno.

Uno gasped, her hand going to her forehead, pretending to faint. "Me? Cheat? Why, I would never!"

"Except for when you definitely dealt both Jokers into your hand in Scum," Juker added, getting an offended look from Uno.

"Multiple times, might I add." Ellia enjoyed joining in on her squad's antics, even if it was just one small jab in the middle of a faux argument. She watched the other three joke around, laughing their asses off at something another said, thinking of the love they had for each other. It had been a tough few years for them, and they all needed all of the love and laughter they could get.

Juker and Ellia had come from the same small village on the southern coast. They were only separated for a few months since joining the RAF when Juker crashed into a mountain after avoiding an enemy aircraft and had to hike back to base.

Scramble was from Ireland and had lost her husband somewhere along the way, their baby daughter dying from a chill while she made her way to Wessex with her. Uno, however, was born and raised in Wessex and used flying as a way to see the world and get out of her city life bubble.

Once the sun started to set, and they all had their nightly rations, Ellia called lights out.

"Oh, come on Finch, five more minutes?" Uno protested as Ellia reached for the switch.

"Do you want to be falling asleep at your yoke tomorrow, Uno?"

"I guess falling asleep at the controls a few thousand meters in the air would be bad for my health." Uno conceded, slipping under her sheets.

"Right, 0400 wake up call tomorrow morning, be ready ladies." Ellia turned the lights off, having received a resounding 'yes ma'am' from her squad.

The mission started off well. The S40s were able to climb higher, move faster, carry more ammo than the typical stealth jet, and had much better on board surveillance tech than the S30s. And they were fun to fly.

The squad was formed in a diamond shape, Ellia taking the lead position. Uno was to her left, Scramble on her right and Juker taking up the rear.

"We're coming up on the Danish settlement, Finch.” Juker said, “Break through these clouds and we should see it.”

“Copy that, Juker,” Ellia said. They were at the same location as last time, she recognised the longitude and latitude. She felt her chest sink out of sadness and anxiety. What if there was another ambush? Ellia couldn’t take losing another pilot. “Radio silence from now on, communicate by hand signals. Don’t want the heathens to know they’re being spied on by girls. Let’s just get in and out ladies.”

Ellia received thumbs up from her flanks, and she trusted Juker enough to know she’d listen. They flew in silence for most of the way, but something about this new silence felt heavier. Maybe it was the weight of their former friends and pilots sitting on their soldiers. Or maybe the very air the Danes breathed was toxic.

Ellia didn’t get time to dwell on it though, as they broke through the child’s high above the Danish base. They were high enough up to not be easily spotted by radar or the naked eye, but their powerful cameras allowed them to get a good view of the base.

She saw too much equipment for the Danish army around the base. A few more planes, plenty more trucks and boxes around the buildings, with doubtless more under cover.

The intel gathered by the King’s nephew was correct. The Rebellion had allied themselves with the Danes. Neither the Danes nor the Rebellion had this many resources individually.

Ellia noted down the number of planes and trucks she saw, and made her best approximation on the weapons caches she could see.

She was about to give the back to base signal when a red blip appeared on the edge of her radar. That usually meant a bogey, and they usually hung around. However, it disappeared almost as quick as it had appeared. Glancing to her right, Scramble gave a shrug. Ellia made the eyes up gesture to Scramble. She then turned to give the signal to Uno.

Suddenly, as if like a ghost, a Danish plane flew over Uno’s plane, then the rest of the squad. It had a custom paint job on it’s belly, a Mjolnir symbol, as far as Ellia could make out.

“Alright, comms back on, they know we’re here. Game faces, he might not be alone.” Ellia said, “we might not have much experience in these planes, but God be damned if we aren’t the best pilots in all of Britannia.”

Ellia’s eyes tracked the Danish plane, but it quickly disappeared into the clouds. It was a bad idea to follow it, since it could clearly hide itself from radar.

Before Ellia could even finish her thought, gunfire reigned overhead. The Dane had banked around to behind them.

“Break!” Ellia shouted, Banking left with Uno, Scramble, and Juker going to the right. The pilot had made a mistake, the pilot had alerted them to their presence too early, leaving the squad plenty of time to shoot at the pilot.

Ellia pulled her trigger, bullets flying through the air. The pilot dodged the bullets, pulling up only to reveal a second aircraft. Ellia barely had time to register the four leaf clovers adorning each wing before she herself was hit by the new contender.

The next thing she knew, she woke up, still strapped to her seat. The first thing she noticed was another wreckage next to her, one of her squad members it looked like. Ellia couldn't make out who it was, but whoever was inside wasn't moving.

She scrambled out of her plane as fast as she could and rushed over to the wreck, the adrenaline covering any pain Ellia doubtlessly had. She reached the wreck. Forced open the cockpit. Lifted the head of the pilot.

Ellia screamed, jumping back from the downed jet. Juker. It couldn't be Juker. Juker couldn't be gone. She was known for her evasive maneuvers. She couldn't have been shot down. If anyone was going to survive this mission, it was going to be her.

Ellia tried to compose herself as she climbed the wreck again, to check again. Definitely Juker. She dipped her ear to Juker's mouth. No breath. Tears streamed down Ellia's cheeks, scattering both hers and Juker's bloodstained flight suits.

As she took the dog tags from around Juker's neck, Ellia heard a twig snap behind her. She drew the gun from the holster on her hip, pointing at the noise.

"Commander, it's us..." Scramble said, hands raised.

"What's wrong, Finch?" Uno walked up to the edge of the wreck, "Why have you got Juker's dog tags?"

Ellia sat down on the edge of the cockpit, revealing Juker to the others. She broke down into sobs as they started crying too. Ellia, mid sob, slipped Juker's dog tags on and got down from the plane.

"Right," she sniffled, "Juker would want us to keep moving, find our way back. And I think I may need a bandage for my arm." Now that the adrenaline had worn off a bit, she could feel a good gash in her left arm, going from shoulder to elbow. "I think it's shallow at least, otherwise I would have bled out a while ago."

"You're right, we need to find shelter, and get your would cleaned." Scrambler wiped her eyes with the back of her hand.

"You think we can chance it with the Danes?" Uno joked. She always tried to lighten the mood, no matter how dire the situation was. They were stranded in enemy territory with no way to contact home, and no one coming after them.

"We have less of a chance with the Danes than you have at losing at cards," Scrambler replied.

Before they could come to a conclusion, a Danish pilot came into view from behind Juker's wreck.

"So you ladies come here often?" He said, his messy hair covering his eyes slightly.

"Who the fuck are you, Daneboy?" Ellia drew her gun for the second time, followed closely by the others.

"Commander Goldstrum, is it? My name is Sihtric Kjartansson, callsign Runt, with the Rebellion. I am to take you and your squad to the Daneslayer."

[tlkafterparty]

ICYMI, we shared awards in 7 categories over the weekend, so now we’re gonna wrap things up with a stats roundup! 

Edits with still images were by far the most popular, and these were most often inspired by song lyrics and other works. Gifsets or edits including gifs were the second most popular creation, most often using the color prompt. Fanfiction was third, and the most exclusive category was fanart.

The party had 22 creators in attendance:

2 fanartists (@pupzbitez, @tskunk)

3 (predominantly) giffer (@ivarthebadbitch, @timetravelingpenguin1066, @deans-ch-ch-cherrypiepie)

4 (predominantly) fanfic writers (@volvaaslaug, @ulfrsmal, Adazzle (ao3 only), @persephones-journey)

13 edit makers (@skatingthinandice, @remembertheskittles, @emilyhufflepufftlk, @aethelreds, @solinarimoon, @erruvande, @mrsalwayswrite, @malenamoonlight, @aethelflead, @amuddleofnervouswords, @scarletvhope, @magravenwrites, @aadmelioraa, @aelflaeds)

In general there was overlap between the gifmakers and editors, with 2 of the gifmakers also contributing multiple edits with still images. While 9 people submitted fanfiction, only 4 the fanfiction writers did so primarily or exclusively.

Thanks again to everyone who joined in, we loved seeing the variety and creativity this fandom has to offer! We were honoured to host this event and be met with so much fun! The mods (@aadmelioraa, @aethelreds, @volvaaslaug, @wildwren)

[the-daily-dreamer]

Tag Game

Thank you for tagging me @tartheanmaid!! I freaking love these.

First Ship: Snowing AKA Snow x Charming from OUAT. I was so obsessed with their tragic love story especially in season 1.

Top Three Ships (in no particular order for me):

1. Monchevy AKA Philippe x Chevalier from Versailles. Okay listennn. I know they were toxic but gosh darn it they are so damn cute and in love and messy. These boys have all the drama but I love them and they deserve the world.

2. Uhtred x Aethelflead from The Last Kingdom. The passion, history, love, and tragedy these two had. Plus the fact that Uhtred would literally do ANYTHING for her. Obsessed.

3. Alicole AKA Alicent x Criston from HOTD. Courtly love, devotion, longing. They’re just perfection.

Honorable Mentions (not from the original game but I had to add more I’m sorry):

1. Cheleanor AKA Chidi x Eleanor from The Good Place. Perfect relationship development between them from strangers to friends to lovers. They’re so healthy and such a supportive and good couple. They were crucial to each other becoming their best selves and through everything they stuck together no matter what.

2. Stiorra x Sigtryggr also from The Last Kingdom. They were so cute and perfect for each other plus we got the “My wife will not die trapped like a rat” scene which was everything.

Last Song: Sinners by Barns Courtney

Currently Reading: Angels and Demons by Dan Brown (Again. I am too obsessed with this series)

Currently Watching: Versailles. I have like five things I watch in a loop lol

Currently Consuming: Andes mint chocolates

Currently Craving: Chocolate Lava Cake

Tagging: @thecrazytrashcan666 @afriendlyneighborhoodspider-blog @notbloodraven @aemonds-war-crime @catelynhightower and anyone else who wants to join. Y’all don’t gotta do it if you don’t want haha

[lauwrite1225]

Your new Finflaed fic is soooo beautiful!!! The way you wrote such intimate moments was so beautifully done, I felt so emotional for their “forbidden” intense love. Even though there was no build up, but rather the fic is set during an already established affair, it was so apparent so quickly how deeply they felt for one another which I loved! Even so, I really want to know more, do you have an idea of how they would have started? Wonderful work as always, look forward to reading more if you decide too!! Xx

Oh thank you so much dear! I am so happy you liked this fic because I loved writing it so much! Very happy the fact to have them already deep in their affair for this one shot wasn't strange, I just wanted to have them have a good time :')

I do have ideas about how they have started all of this! In my mind, they flirted together during most of season 3 until the episode where Uhtred leaves his men at Saltwic to find Brida. When Sihtric 'betrayed' them, Finan is sad and disappointed and Aethelflaed tries to bring him some comfort and that's during this period that they starts their affair. I am considering writing something to tell this story but I don't know when exactly yet!

However, my friend @persephones-journey has started a story on her ao3 that seems to tell Finan and Aethelflaed's relationship evolution through years with a different interpretation from mine, I am sure you would enjoy this fic (i am obsessed with it)!

Persephones story: Two Sides of the Same Coin

There's also another story that is much older and basically the first finflaed fanfiction that focuses on the very beginning of something between them: Yield, With Intent

Finally, if you've missed it @blah-blah-blah-bla has written a short drabble for them that is excellent! (it's not their beginning but I like to promote friends u.u)

Thank you again for your ask! I am so happy other people are convinced by this ship! <3

[magravenwrites]

In Loving Memory

Aethelflead

Click on the image for better quality. Pictures sourced off Google Images, but the edit is my own.

Flowers:

Purple Asters - wisdom, royalty

Pink Gladiolus - strength of character, remembrance, faithfulness and moral integrity

Yellow Chrysanthemum - sorrow, death and neglected love

I'm still new to making edits so any feedback would be hugely appreciated! 💛💛💛

Tags:

@morosemagick @emilyhufflepufftlk @solinarimoon @lauwrite1225 @deans-ch-ch-cherrypie @madrielite

[tessastormrp]

[Closed] Irish King [King!Finan]

@all-is-fair-in-love-and-war

There were two Kings in Winchester. The Saxon King and the Irish King. And they were polar opposites. Sure, King Finan crossed himself and attended church, but he feasten and drank like a heathen and swore like one besides. He'd looked at Princess Aethelflead and whisteled wickedly at Lady Gisela. There was no shame to him.

Uhtred had decided he liked the Irish King much better than Alfred and soon he and his men were sitting close by Finan at the feast, drinking and singing. Finan it turned out, knew a lot of bawdy songs and even spoke a little Danish.

Finan started making eyes at the youngest man of Uhtred's little group after a few courses. The lad was beautiful and what struck Finan especially was that he seemed to have different shade in his eyes.

He leaned over to Uhtred and asked about him. Uhtred called him over at once. "Sihtric, come here, the King wants to know you." He said.

[ladyfenring]

Best crown in tlk? I’m basic and vote aethelfleads in s4

Aethelflaed's flower crown is my fave too!!! it's so pretty :)