#resident viking au

[wherethewolfsbaneblooms]

The jarl awaits, basking in the glow of a full, highland moon. What will you offer her, should you accept her invitation?

Keep an eye out for Shield Me Chapter 7 in the next few days. For now, have Jarl Dimitrescu lounging in the moonlight chin up titties out.

[sweeetcheeese]

Hi! I love your Druid!Jack au. Can you tell us more about it please? Also I would love to see more of the Hiccup of this Au. How different is he from the canon Hiccup?

AHADFHAHKDA thank you I love this question.

I have lots of ideas for this AU, and a lot of it is still kinda in the draft stage so I really only want to share the stuff that is more or less fact (in this AU). As far as Jack, the basics about him is that he is not a viking, or from Berk originally. He's from a neighboring island close to Berk, and his village was attacked by a group of "vikings" when he was a child. Stoick had heard of the attack, and being it was a territory close to Berk, took a group to investigate to try and determine who this group was and what they wanted. The concern was that this group was advancing on territory and would be attacking Berk next, but upon investigation, their motives were unclear, as they didn't seem to take anything of value, and it appeared as if they just wanted to level the village and kill the residents. (huehue mystery) Jack is one of the survivors they pull from the rubble, he's about 8 years old at this time. He develops a resentment for vikings because he confuses the two groups, and doesn't trust the people of Berk. Even as he grows up in Berk, he always holds some level of resentment towards vikings in general (because he believes that vikings had killed his family and destroyed his village), and deliberately does not call or consider himself a viking.

Part of this resentment is also fed by Berk's bad relationship with dragons at the time he lives there as a child.

Jack and Hiccup meet when Stoick brings Jack back to Berk, and they're both around 8-10 years old. Hiccup's first impression of Jack is that he's surely a wildling or something feral. At first, Jack is taken in by Astrid's family, and this results in him and Astrid actually forming a strong, sibling-like bond later on. However as Jack grows, he becomes more and more independent, and grows up just as this kid that sleeps in the Great Hall, is fed by various families and is just kind of like a stray, and doesn't stay in one place for long. This is entirely his own decision, as he felt staying with one family was too confining and he deliberately did not want to "become a viking".

Jack finds an order of druids, and decides to leave Berk and join them around the age of 13-14. This is set right before the events of the first movie. He visits Astrid when he can, and when he comes back, Hiccup has changed the village into accepting dragons, and their relationship starts to develop more. Also, Jack's view on vikings positively improves, because of Hiccup specifically.

As for Hiccup's differences, he really hasn't changed all that much. The events of the first and second movie still play out (aside from his relationship with Astrid), because its essential to his character development. His relationship with Jack started when they were around 15, and I want to say they get married towards the end of the second movie, or shortly after, so they're about 20-21. With Jack being a druid, the order he's part of requires him to be away for months at a time, mainly in the winter. This puts a strain on the relationship for both of them, and Hiccup is always kind of dealing with Jack being the free spirit he is, while Hiccup wants that freedom but is chief of Berk. On the flip side, Jack wants his freedom but also wants Hiccup. He struggles to find his place between both worlds, and still feels like an outsider a lot of the time in Berk, despite being married to the chief.

That's basically the setup for the AU, and like I said before I have tons of ideas for the current timeline, but that's still in progress XD Thank you for your questions! <3 Here's some extra WIP sketches for this AU too~ (NEHEHEHE ANGST)

[ghouljams]

What if after living with vikings for some time the healer!reader gets fed up with viking!soap being "all viking" ("i mean have some respect for our your heritage" ) and in a spur of a moment (maybe after a little bit of liquid courage) decided to sat soap down and give him something permemently scottish like a traditional tattoo :) cue to very intimate scene :)

Oh I cannot wait to dive into Soap's backstory in the Viking au. You're all going to be mad at me and it's going to be great.

Soap has tattoos, he's carrying his heritage on his skin, we just haven't seen them yet. Currently I consider the story to be in the transition from Fall to Winter, so the vikings are dressed warmly. Since the story is about grief and losing one's sense of self I thought setting it in winter would be appropriate. A time of death, but also a season for rebirth. The waters are getting dangerous, so this was the sort of last hope for finding a healer before winter set in proper. Luckily the viking's home is well prepared for the season, and to receive a new resident. It's a good season for hunkering down and sharing warmth... Although that's more for the other boys than Soap, he's still gonna be left out in the cold for a while.

I think we have maybe 2 chapters before we start learning more about Soap, but then things will start getting interesting. :3c

[bbkissme99]

Sukuna x reader

Welcome to the Neighborhood: you move in next door and sukuna, the single dad living next door, notices

SERIES: Dorm mate! Sukuna

high school au:

HIGH SCHOOL!SUKUNA x F!READER Bad Boy Sukuna

A better way to enjoy chocolate.

𝐌𝐲 𝐠𝐢𝐫𝐥🥀 || 𝐒𝐮𝐤𝐮𝐧𝐚 𝐱 𝐑𝐞𝐢𝐧𝐜𝐚𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞𝐝 𝐑𝐞𝐚𝐝𝐞𝐫

college au:

college!sukuna x afab reader

ᰔ pairings… basketball captain!sukuna ryomen x student council president!reader series

College AU Sukuna

Sukuna is a lovesick mess who fucks things up on the first try because being open about his feelings is really not his strength but then makes up for it again.

Who would have thought that resident bad boy Sukuna would become your personal angel?

Roommate Sukuna

Yuji's older brother Sukuna

Gamer boyfie Kuna headcanons

Valentines day shenanigans

HATE THAT I LOVE YOU || mean!sukuna ryomen x fem!reader

Frat boy Sukuna

Yujis older brother au

bestfriendsbrother!Sukuna x pregnant!reader one-shot

Maki and Nobara were shooketh when they find out your relationship with someone's brother.

pining for his ripped older brother

ating your best friend’s sexy, “mysterious” older brother.

They kiss on the ring. I carry the crown.

criminal:

The boy in art gangster!Sukuna x reader

deadly attraction

Older brother sukuna and his younger brother yuuji who he begrudgingly takes care of by doing some shady shit.

ex prisoner sukuna

𝘆𝗼𝘂'𝗿𝗲 𝗲𝘅𝗽𝗲𝗰𝘁𝗶𝗻𝗴 𝘀𝘂𝗸𝘂𝗻𝗮'𝘀 𝗰𝗵𝗶𝗹𝗱, 𝘁𝗵𝗲 𝘂𝗻𝗱𝗲𝗿𝘄𝗼𝗿𝗹𝗱'𝘀 𝗰𝗿𝗶𝗺𝗲 𝗸𝗶𝗻𝗴

Mafia Boss Sukuna

Yakuza Husband ch4

Boyfriiiiiend

brushing away a strand of hair, cupping their face with both hands

modern boyfie Sukuna

oddly specific relationship hcs for sukuna (modern au)

Home from work. (Husband!Sukuna x fem!reader)

Established relationship, Nice!Sukuna

On halloween night with boyfriend Sukuna

boyfriend Sukuna who…

heavily tattooed boyfie

Maybe I Like you, Maybe I Don't

domestic au Sukuna headcanons

dating

Sukuna as your boyfriend [Soft Sukuna]

random sukuna boyfriend headcanons

Jujutsu Teacher Sukuna AU

Husband!Sukuna headcanons/drabbles

FIRST NIGHT

after your lectures, you decided to pay your tattoo artist boyfriend a little visit only to then be persuaded to let him draw a tattoo

Your First Time on Sukuna's Bike

Sukuna coming for Megumi's little sister at Shibuya pt. lll

Other au's

witch and knight au

Tribe leader/Viking Sukuna headcanons

youtuber Sukuna

husband sukuna x sorcerer reader

protective Sukuna after their sorcerer has been wounded

Sukunas Hand Mouth:

SUKUNA AND ITADORI ARE SHARING A S/O

Mouth

sukuna’s hand mouth expect its reader’s hand

being sukuna’s vessel

Being Sukuna's vessel isn't easy. Even less so if he's decided to take advantage of it - to his great pleasure and your humiliation.

being sukuna's vessel and having literally no choice but to let him play with your body

Sukuna having a female vessel, and sprouting different mouths to tease her

PUTTING HIS HAND UNDER YOUR SKIRT

[amberstormblade]

Girl Help I became possessed and wrote over 1000 words for the Viking-Piglin AU I came up with the other day. I don't know how this happened and I'm slightly scared that it will happen again. Enjoy

Part Two

It all started off so simply. Joy was trying to make a potion that would allow her to speak with piglins. She was always needing Nether materials and it would be nice to have the ability to trade again since the villagers still hadn’t forgiven her for the incident that had taken place oh so long ago. It was hopefully in its final stages, she just needed some help testing it. That’s where Legundo, the server’s resident piglin hybrid, came in. She would drink the potion, ask him to say some things in his native tongue and see if it was properly translated. Then, she would say some things and he would let her know what language he heard them in. They both decided it would be best to test this at Joy’s house to keep any mishaps contained since her more customized potions could be a bit wild. It wasn’t until they were walking up the path that Legundo noticed something strange.

“Hey hey hey! Wait a second, did you see that?” Legundo asked as they approached. “Seems you have a bit of a haunted house!” There’s a laugh in his voice as they both stop and peek through the window at what was clearly Viking, rummaging through Joy’s rather unorganized potion collection. 

“Oh! Maybe he needs more fire resistance? The poor guy keeps running out. Maybe he’d be interested in testing my newest potion out with us! I’ll go ask and-”

“Wait!” Legundo stopped walking and put a hand on Joy’s shoulder. He gave her a mischievous grin. “Viking’s always scaring people by just showing up out of nowhere, right? I say we give him a taste of his own medicine! He’s got his back to us right now so as long as we stay quiet and take it slow… Oh yeah, this is gonna be great!”

The two nod at each other and carefully make their way to the door. Legundo took the lead as they snuck through into the sitting room area that had been taken over by Joy’s latest project. Surprisingly, Viking still hadn’t noticed them, too focused on all of the potions that had been haphazardly pushed to the side. Legundo took a deep breath as Joy did her best to stifle her giggling. 

Just as it looked like Viking was going to turn around, Legundo screamed, “BELL NOISES!” causing Viking to jump and let out a high pitched screech, almost seeming to phase out of the physical world for a second.

Legundo and Joy shared a laugh at Viking’s shriek. They were quick to stop when they heard the shattering of glass. The shimmering red cloud that had escaped the potion bottle was instantly drawn towards the phantom, mingling with his semi corporeal form. 

“Guys,” there’s a tremble in Viking’s voice, ”I don’t- Something doesn’t feel riGH- AH!” He’s suddenly clutching his chest as the potion properly takes hold. He grits his teeth, trying to keep from screaming as it suddenly feels like he’s burning from the inside out. His knees give out as tears begin streaming down his face, the only thing keeping him from bashing his head on the floor are the sudden arms around him. He’s not quite sure who caught him, but he doesn’t have it in him to care as he curls into them and screams. The noise tears its way out of his throat as he feels as his spine almost seems to twist. He vaguely thinks he hears someone mention milk and someone else say it’s too dangerous and the thought would almost be funny if his mouth hadn’t just been filled with blood as something forces its way out of his gums. There’s a weird sensation in his chest, like someone has pushed two observers together and set off a piston with them. If he wasn’t in a constant state of almost dead, he’d think it was a heartbeat and that it was dangerously high. His screams reach an impossible volume and the arms around him just hold tighter, seeming to not care how the hand that isn’t glued to his chest is practically clawing into theirs. Through the pain and confusion he thinks he can feel leather, a belt of sorts, thinks he can fit a face to the arms but then the agony crescendos and all he can think is that he’s dying again and he’d never get the answers he was looking for. He thinks someone tells him to breathe. He wants to laugh, say that he’s not needed to do that in a long time, has only been doing it lately to keep the others from freaking out more. His lungs are burning. That can’t be right though because he doesn’t have any, shouldn’t have any. In a haze he sees what he thinks is his hand but it’s not right, it’s a pale but no longer transparent with thicker, almost claw-like nails on the end and that’s not right. He’s not alive, not really so why isn’t he transparent anymore? The burning has stopped but he still feels warmer than he has since he died. That weird pounding is still going on in his chest as well. He sucks in a breath, and then another. Noise starts filtering back to him and he realizes he’d stopped screaming at some point. The chest he’s leaned against rumbles as the person speaks.

“That’s it, just like that. Keep breathing, you’re doing great.” A calm and gentle mantra, the tone almost unfamiliar when coming from Legundo. This close to him and the man almost seems to purr. They’ve started gently swaying, rocking side to side as the tears finally slow. “Hey bud, you seem to be coming back, that’s great.” His voice stays at an almost whisper and he starts rubbing circles on Viking’s back.

On first attempt to speak, all that comes out is a hoarse croak, leaving him coughing until Joy comes over with both a bottle of water and a clearly labeled healing potion. Viking alternates sips of each until he feels like trying again. “G-guys? What just happened-” a cough escapes his throat, making him wince. “What happened to me?” There’s still the weird movement in his chest but it’s slowed, he’s starting to think that it actually is a heartbeat but still doesn’t know why.

“That potion you dropped,” Joy starts, looking nervously around the room, “That was a highly experimental project I was working on. I was calling it a Nether Potion for now. It turns things into their Nether counterpart.” She nods at some crimson roots sitting in the corner. “Those used to be beetroots. It’s been two weeks since I dropped some of that potion on them and there’s been no sign of changing back. I never even thought about what it might do to a person but,” She pauses for a second, looking between him and Legundo, “It seems you two now have some things in common?” She cringes a bit at her attempt to make light of the situation.

“Wha-” before he could finish asking, Legundo cut him off.

“What she’s trying to say is that, you’re a piglin hybrid now. You’re alive again, Viking.”

[vala-dreams]

So like I haven't completely thought it out but-

✨DP x HTTYD AU✨

In this au, Berk gains a few new residents, namely the Fentons. Originating from faraway lands, Jack and Maddie have sailed the oceans in their youth, searching for ghosts and ghouls and all sorts of paranormal spooks until they found the Barbaric archipelago and realised that there was way more spooky things going on here than anywhere else in the world.

They spent some more time sailing the archipelago before ultimately deciding to set up shop at Berk, which saw the most paranormal activity and was located closer to the foggy, mysterious Helheims gate than any other inhabitable isle.

Now what did the barbaric archipelago have in spades that the rest of the world only had in slivers? Paranormal activity. Paranormal activity and dragons.

In fact, according to Fenton research which is 100% accurate always don't worry about it, the places that see the highest levels of spooky happenings are also the places that see the most dragons. There must be some connection between dragons and spirits, they are sure, they just don't know what.

And hence the Fentons decide to settle down in Berk, where vikings and dragons libe together in not-harmony. Well to be honest, they don't live together per se, they stay in the same area code and throw hands on sight I guess.

The vikings are not initially all that welcoming of the Fentons, never outright disapproving of them, but they were given the cold shoulder quite often. It was painfully obvious that they had never seen a dragon up close, and their teenager like eagerness to see one made it even more so. Everyone had thought that they'd go running in the opposite direction after witnessing their first dragon raid.

And then the dreaded day of the raid finally arrived and the Fentons took out two zipplebacks at the same time. On the first day.

Accepting them wasn't half as hard after that.

Fast forward a few years till Jazz and Danny are born and Danny is fourteen.

The Fentons are a part of the village, despite still generally being regarded as weird and strange for wasting so much time with weird contraptions and spirits. But they kill their fair share of dragons and earn their keep, so its all fair and square. Everything is fine.

Everything except their son, Danny.

He's been off lately. Skipping dragon training, running off at the oddest of moments, especially during raids and still returning all banged up, despite never even fighting anymore. Widely regarded as a coward and freeloader, pretty much everyone disapproves of him.

Everyone except the chief's son, Hiccup.

Though they hadn't really spoken to each other before, Danny's newfound incompetence in dragon killing does garner sympathy from Hiccup. You can call it the connection between the two biggest failures of their respective generation. And it doesn't hurt that Danny and his sister were the only ones who were nice to him most days.

The movie goes on as in canon, Hiccup shoots down toothless, finds him in the cove, starts slowly befriending him, etc etc.

Meanwhile, Danny has been busy beating up ghosts. His parents were right when they said there was a connection between dragons and ghosts. Dragons are creatures of the in between, the domain between life and death. They are not of this world, or the other, but they exist in both. This meant that they could potentially travel to and from this othe world. Using dragon's blood and some spellwork, they came up with several different portals to this other realm, none of which actually worked. Especially this new one, which didn't even spit out billowing green smoke like all the other ones.

Until Danny walked over it and tripped. Apparently the portal needed a sacrifice. Fun.

And then he died but not really so now he's a half ghost boy desperately trying to not let his parents find out.

Also did I mention that portal did not close and the ghosts turn up whenever there's a raid? Yeah. They do that now. So now he has to run off to the portal in the caves below their house whenever there's a raid to prevent them from harming others.

Eventually he decides to find out what's the deal with ghosts showing up only during dragon raids and decides to turn intangible and fly on over to Helheims gate on night. And that night happens to be the same night hiccup and toothless fly too close to the nest and toothless gets hypnotized.

I'll decide what happens after that in the morning.

I'll probably also attempt to write this au

God I need sleep

[buckybarnesevents]

𝐀𝐥𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐧𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐉𝐮𝐧𝐞-𝐢𝐯𝐞𝐫𝐬𝐞 𝐌𝐚𝐬𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐩𝐨𝐬𝐭

𝐎𝐍𝐄  |  𝐓𝐖𝐎  |  𝐓𝐇𝐑𝐄𝐄  |  𝐅𝐎𝐔𝐑  |  𝐅𝐈𝐕𝐄  |  𝐒𝐈𝐗  |  𝐒𝐄𝐕𝐄𝐍

C4021 ⋆｡°✩ ROHRUH

𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺. ♡

C4022 ⋆｡°✩ HANITRASH

@hanitrash

⭑⋆⭑   Of Monsters and Silicone

C1 + C2 + C3 + C4   |   Orc + Incubus + Brothel + Sex Slave   |   Bucky Barnes x Steve Rogers

AO3

C4023 ⋆｡°✩ HANNAHSHATTUCK

@hannahshattuck

⭑⋆⭑   Actions Have Consequences

C1   |   Boss/Employee AU   |   Bucky Barnes x Steve Rogers

TUMBLR   |   AO3

TUMBLR

C4024 ⋆｡°✩ WRITING-FOR-MARVEL

@writing-for-marvel

⭑⋆⭑   Triage

C2   |   First Responder AU   |   Paramedic!Bucky Barnes x Resident!Fem!Reader

TUMBLR

⭑⋆⭑   A Solid Foundation

C3   |   Modern AU   |   Builder!Bucky Barnes x Fiancé!Fem!Reader

TUMBLR

C4025 ⋆｡°✩ BUCKYBARNESDESERVESTOBEHAPPY

@buckybarnesdeservestobehappy

⭑⋆⭑   Forgive Me, Though I Have Sinned

C1   |   Historical AU   |   Bucky Barnes x Steve Rogers

AO3

⭑⋆⭑   The Last You’ll Ever Do

C2 + C4   |   Stripper + Boss/Employee AU   |   Bucky Barnes x Steve Rogers

AO3

⭑⋆⭑   This Isn’t Fun

C3   |   Country AU   |   Bucky Barnes x Steve Rogers

AO3

⭑⋆⭑   In the Age of Faking Dating

C1 + C2 + C3 + C4   |   Modern + Bookstore + Medical + Fake Dating AU   |   Bucky Barnes x Steve Rogers

AO3

⭑⋆⭑   The Red Star of Fate

C1   |   Soulmate AU   |   Bucky Barnes x Steve Rogers

AO3

⭑⋆⭑   Tight End in the Corner (Back)

C2 + C3 + C4   |   Viking + Sports + Adrenaline AU   |   Bucky Barnes x Steve Rogers

AO3

⭑⋆⭑   Don't Call Me Punk

C1 + C3 + C4   |   Steampunk + Hansel & Gretel + Royalty/Peasant AU   |   Bucky Barnes x Steve Rogers

AO3

⭑⋆⭑   Forgive Me, Though I Have Sinned

C2   |   1920s AU   |   Bucky Barnes x Steve Rogers

AO3

⭑⋆⭑   Absolutely No Way in Hell

C1 + C2 + C3 + C4   |   First Responder + Celebrity + Western + Shop AU   |   Bucky Barnes x Steve Rogers

AO3

TUMBLR

C4026 ⋆｡°✩ KAT

𝘵𝘩𝘢𝘯𝘬 𝘺𝘰𝘶 𝘧𝘰𝘳 𝘴𝘪𝘨𝘯𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘶𝘱 𝘢𝘯𝘥 𝘣𝘦𝘪𝘯𝘨 𝘱𝘢𝘳𝘵 𝘰𝘧 𝘵𝘩𝘦 𝘤𝘰𝘮𝘮𝘶𝘯𝘪𝘵𝘺. ♡

C4027 ⋆｡°✩ SIDEPARTSKINNYJEANS

@sidepartskinnyjeans

⭑⋆⭑   Winter and the Witch

C1   |   Fairytale AU

TUMBLR

⭑⋆⭑   Cariad

C1 + C4   |   Fairytale + Roommate AU   |   Werewolf!Bucky Barnes x Fae!Reader 

TUMBLR

⭑⋆⭑   Moonbeams Light My Path

C2 + C3   |   Viking + Farmer AU   |   Viking!Bucky Barnes x Farmer!Reader

TUMBLR

C4028 ⋆｡°✩ POLIZ

@polizwrites

⭑⋆⭑   Making All Things New

C1   |   Omegaverse AU   |   Bucky Barnes x Steve Rogers

AO3

⭑⋆⭑   Surrender (But Don’t Give Yourself Away)

C2   |   Rich AU   |   Bucky Barnes x Tony Stark / Bucky Barnes x Tony Stark x Steve Rogers

AO3

⭑⋆⭑   An Arranged Insult

C3   |   No Powers AU   |   Bucky Barnes x Steve Rogers

AO3

⭑⋆⭑   Beyond the Beast

C4   |   Myth AU   |   Bucky Barnes x Steve Rogers

AO3

⭑⋆⭑   New Beginnings

C1 + C2   |   Interior Designer + Gender Swap AU   |   Bucky Barnes x OFC, Bucky Barnes x Howard Stark

AO3

⭑⋆⭑   Technicalities

C3   |   Professor/Student AU   |   Bucky Barnes x Steve Rogers

AO3

⭑⋆⭑   Blowing Off Steam

C4   |   Friends With Benefits AU   |   Bucky Barnes x Clint Barton

AO3

TUMBLR

C4029 ⋆｡°✩ BUCKYSBARNE

@buckysbarne

⭑⋆⭑   UNTITLED

C1   |   Soulmate AU

TUMBLR

⭑⋆⭑   art student bucky

C2   |   Modern AU

TUMBLR

⭑⋆⭑   nurse!bucky &lt;3

C3   |   Medical AU   |   Nurse!Bucky Barnes x F!Reader

TUMBLR

⭑⋆⭑   what if bucky never left wakanda?

C4   |   Country AU

TUMBLR

C4030 ⋆｡°✩ SSTAN-HOE

@sstan-hoe

⭑⋆⭑   Angel to Love for Eternity

C1 + C2 + C3 + C4   |   Shop + Angel + Vampire + Rich AU   |   Vampire!Bucky Barnes × Human!Fem!Reader

TUMBLR

Graphics & Masterlist made by @rookthorne / @rookthornesartistry

[gerec]

Hi! Since you do fic recs: Do you happen to have a good list of sword & sorcery or fantasy style Cherik aus? I prefer less dark and hopeless but I’m open to anything! Thank you! I love that you do these.

Thanks for your patience Anon! The fandom has some amazing fantasy fics; I've listed some of my favorites below!!!

Blue Raven and the City of Gold and prequel Swords and Sorcery by Anon on the Kink Meme A Conan the Barbarian AU

terrible with the brightness of gold by brawlingdiscontent

The war is lost.

With the futures of his people and his children at stake, former Crown consort Charles of Normandy awaits the arrival of England's new master, the fearsome Viking warrior, Erik Lehnsherr. (Inspired by 11th century historical events)

The Dragon King's Incubus by Pangea

Hank of House McCoy is the reluctant but determined squire of Ser Sebastian of House Shaw, a noble house that has fallen from grace in recent generations. It’s common knowledge Ser Sebastian is willing to do anything to restore the lost prestige of his surname.

Anything, like crossing miles and miles of wasteland to an abandoned castle, where rumor has it a fair prince is held captive by a beastly dragon.

Letters for His Majesty by motleystitches (furius)

When Charles the Gentle, King of Westchester, was nineteen years old, he killed a man named Shaw and rescued a boy he gave to the MacTaggerts’ to raise. Twenty years later, he has almost forgotten the incident. With a wife he loves as a sister, no heir, and a war going badly, Charles falls quickly and inappropriately in love with the knight Erik Lehnsherr.

All the King's Man by Pookaseraph

In an effort to get out from under the thumb of his step-father, Charles chooses to become a courtesan for several minor nobles in King Erik's court. It is not long before he attracts the eye of the young king, and the Cardinal who holds the young king's ear. Charles spends months working to secure his place as King Erik's favorite and to regain his father's title of Merchant Prince. Charles hopes to disprove the old adage that once you enter the king's bed, you have nowhere to go but down.

Winter Comes With a Knife by RedStockings

It apparently came to no one’s surprise that the war-mage Erik Lehnsherr took up residence in the Dark Keep. I knew he was going to choose my sister, Raven, to be his apprentice so why wouldn’t he let me go? What did he want from me?

My name is Charles Xavier, I can read minds and use magic. I’ve met Kings and Queens, mages and magic users. I’ve travelled through lay-lines and jumped through the Dark Void… but none of that really matters.

I am leading an army into war, I am scared and I never wanted this. I’ve come to realise that what I want, rode into my life when I was still a child. Now he’s out there, ready to charge into battle. Ready to die for me.

The Seventh Tree by Clocks, RaelynnMarie

Erik has served Shaw, ruler of the desert kingdom Genosha, for years as one of his Elite Knights. His life of unquestioning obedience changes when he meets a man in the strangest of circumstances who is not at all what he seems.

The Waste Land by nekosmuse

The White Queen and her Shadow King sit on their throne, safe behind the psionic shields of the Walled City. The armies of Genosha batter uselessly at the gates, a war locked in stalemate. Magneto, camped in the frozen mud, receives word the Citadel intends to send a telepath to the front lines. The same telepath he met two years ago, who sat across a carved wooden chess set and offered Magneto the first friendly smile in a lifetime. The same telepath who still haunts his dreams.

i've been waiting all night for you by jasminetea

As a young boy, Charles once enjoyed his visits to the Dragon King Erik's hearth. Now a young man, he isn't sure what he feels when he enters the hearth once again, this time as the Dragon King's bride.

Show Us the Sky by Pangea 

Erik has been away on duty for five months, protecting the realm as a dragon rider. Now he's finally on leave and he has a special present for Charles, who waits for him back in their home village.

Pale Night (Caught Remix) by ikeracity

Charles is an omega prince promised to a faraway king. Erik is an alpha, and a lowborn squire.

This could only ever end in disaster.

In Your Honor by Black_Betty (first of a series)

All his life Erik had fought to overcome the loss of his mother, and his meager beginnings. He had fought for food, for survival, for blood and vengeance, for honor and respect. He had fought for the heart of one boy, and he had given away his own in return. He knew how to fight.

He was entered in the Tournament.

And he was going to win.

A Flight of Dragons by keire_ke

Moira skidded on the ice, slid down the slanted slope on her arse and came up panting, surrounded by a circle of glowing eyes and gleaming teeth.

Dragons.

Love Like Winter by garnettrees (WIP)

"Once, when all the world was green and young, there lived two very different little boys..."

Now these boys have grown, thrust onto a political battlefield filled with long-held grudges and secret motives. Charles has spent the majority of his adult life studying and teaching the finer points of spell casting.

Erik... Erik fights for what is his.

Ritual Self-Torture by TurtleTotem

For the following prompt: Shaw is King, Charles is his royal consort and Erik is a Knight/Lord. Shaw is sterile but his kingdom can't find out, so he asks Erik to impregnate Charles.

He doesn't know Erik and Charles are in love.

King and Lionheart by ikeracity (WIP)

Erik, captain of the king's elite fighting force, returns home from a campaign in the north to find that the king has taken a new concubine, Charles Xavier, son of one of the princes of the realm. As a reward for his victories in the north, King Shaw gifts Charles to Erik for the night. Little does he know that this night will form a bond between Charles and Erik strong enough to shatter Shaw's throne—if they survive long enough to bring their plans to fruition.

The Genoshan Prince by flightinflame (series)

Westchester has fallen to Genosha, and the Genoshan ruler, Erik Lehnsherr, demands that the mutants from the kingdom are handed over to him. Neither he nor Charles ever expect to fall for each other. When they do, it changes both their lives, and the fates of their people.

home as a borderless metaphor by specficslut (homosociality) (series)

Erik has been traded to a foreign king for a chest of gold and a hundred bushels of grain. In Westchester, he must learn to start a new life... and navigate the roles that have been thrust upon him, whether concubine or courtesan, consort or slave.

grasps the empty sky by Ireliss

Charles Xavier is sent to slay a dragon. He ends up rescuing a wounded man instead — he knows Erik Lehnsherr from somewhere, he's sure of it, but between Charles' wavering control over his powers and the secrets Erik clutches tightly against his chest, this mission is quickly spiraling into a fine mess...

haunted by the ghost of you (remix of i had all and then most, some and now none of you) by faerie_ground

Every generation, the eldest heirs of the Lehnsherr and Xavier families fight in battle after the death of the current king, the victor becoming the new king. It is tradition, but tradition never accounts for love.

the white knight is the king’s shadow by ninemoons42

Warrior-Prince Erik has suffered a string of defeats and is well on his way to heading home in disgrace. As he drags the shattered remnants of his battle group onwards, his path crosses that of a powerful, untrained outcast of a magic-user - and Erik quickly learns that there are no accidents in life.

Especially not in his life.

Beyond Measure by jasminetea

The tale of a King and his loyal Knight, told in threes as all such tales are.

Coup by Anon on the Kink Meme

Alpha King Charles takes Omega General Erik prisoner .

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And some fics by Yours Truly for your consideration!

What Night Brings the Dawn by Gerec

High Lord Xavier's duty is clear - he must execute the greatest enemy of his Order, to ensure lasting peace for the troubled kingdom of Genosha. But the Divine of Eternal Night is both adversary and bondmate, and the ties that bind are not so easily broken...

Tribute to the Horde by Gerec

Kurt Marko offers omega!Charles as tribute to the Genoshan Chieftain Erik Lehnsherr, to stave off the great mutant horde that has amassed outside the capital of Westchester. The Genoshans are a fierce, nomadic people with very different traditions, including a public bonding ceremony where Charles must mate not only with the Chieftain, but also with his most trusted generals...

Gods or Mortals by Gerec (WIP) Excerpt from 'The Life and Times of King Charles the Third', volume XI of the 'Histories of Westchester':

They say that his birth was foretold by the Great Seer of this Age, an omega child born unto the House of Xavier and most beloved of the gods. Powerful amongst the Gifted Ones the child will grow to rule a kingdom mighty and vast, a legacy of dominion over land and sea. That he will be beautiful beyond mortal countenance and desired by all who see his face. Empires will fall by his command and kings by his design; the world torn asunder by war and then made new from its ashes.

These are the words that herald the arrival of Charles Francis Xavier, 124th of the line of Xavier and heir to the throne of Westchester.

This is his story.

[anonimata4]

BUCKY BARNES / WINTER SOLDIER MASTERLIST

Talking bird

Steve x Reader x Bucky

Sometimes when you stare into the dark, the darkness stares back in kind. You’ve been living in hell the past three years, so you’re familiar with the look of devils—so you think. They see darkness in you, and they’re determined to make you embrace it. As soon as your good-for-nothing husband is out of the way. [+18]

Breach Masterlist

The reader finds herself in the Winter Soldier’s cross hairs during a lock down.  [dark!Winter Soldier/Reader ~ 18+]

Forbidden thoughts

For one of his last missions to make amends, Bucky tracks down the daughter of a man he killed when he was the Winter Soldier. He follows her from a distance at first, then slowly gets to know her. Affection turns to love which turns to lust which turns into something darker. Bucky tells himself he’s stalking her with good intentions, but he knows that isn’t true anymore. [+18]

bonky-n-steeb masterlist

Bucky masterlist

Feed, Or Fuck?

In which Vampire James Buchanan Barnes presents his captive, his precious doll, with the same choice, over and over. [+18]

To Be So Lonely

This story is based off the anon ask, “So with it being spooky season and I love your writing. Can I request a don’t go into the woods with Bucky, or Lee. Like the woods are forbidden and the reader has always loved the woods” [+18]

Encounters Masterlist

When Bucky starts to relapse into the Winter Soldier, he breaks up with you to keep you safe. But the Winter Soldier keeps coming back to you. [+18]

Beware the White Wolf

In an attempt to help pay off his many debts, your father makes a deal with a ruthless chieftain. When he is unable to hold up his end of the deal, the White Wolf comes to collect his prize. [+18]

Into the Bucky-verse

Bucky Masterlist

Soldier, My Soldier

The Winter Soldier was a story, a folk tale to keep children in their beds and instill fear in the hearts of men. But some stories are meant to be locked away and forgotten. [+18]

my sergeant

Bucky breaks into your house to make you keep remember one thing. [+18]

please

Bucky needed to be spoiled. [+18]

Bucky Barnes Masterlist

Bucky Masterlist

Bucky Masterlist

Bucky Masterlist +au

permission

Bucky has a lot of pent up anger, and lately, you’ve been getting on his nerves. [+18]

Danse Macabre

You are an undercover reporter investigating the curious and mysterious Bucky Barnes and the The Souls of Avenging Earth family residing in Aleister Crowley’s infamous Boleskine House.  In a last ditch attempt to find the evidence you need, you unwittingly find yourself thrust into a dangerous world of dark magic and into the arms of the unassuming cult leader. [+18]

Monsters Masterlist

Bucky Barnes is a man who just wants to do better. But he can’t stop the monster from coming out every now and then. As a last and hopeless attempt at calming The Winter Soldier, SHIELD finds him something they figured would help. An innocent young woman with not a lot going for her. Or, The Winter Soldiers newest victim. [+18]

The Viking's Sannr Ast

Bucky is the king of the Vikings who come to raid your village. [+18]

Gratification

you never thought that Bucky would take your secret sexual fantasy this far. [+18]

Bucky Masterlist

BB Masterlist

intentional

“fuck him,” you muttered. “fuck him sideways.”. [+18]

One-shot BB Masterlist

One-shot Masterlist

appointments

bucky barnes, finally being able to live freely in 21st century, accidentally gets a fuck buddy and starts to rediscover himself. the only weird thing about this situation is that you have to make an appointment to get railed by him.  [+18]

Sunrise Masterlist

After an explosion takes his arm and his only sense of belonging, Bucky is discharged from active duty and sent back to civilian life. Left with a storm of unchecked guilt, Bucky is content to live out the rest of his days in the hollow comfort of the dark. This is, until Sam drags him down to the local VA and he meets you. [+18]

For Hansen: Motel Six

Random Masterlist

Play Pretend

When Bucky is injected with a substance that leaves him desperate for release, you offer your help. [+18]

Last Mission

you were his mission and unfortunately for you, he was told to bring you in alive. [+18]

oasis

It’s your first time with Bucky, and Bucky’s first time in 80 years. [+18]

muscle knots

You lose a bet on purpose for the sole pleasure of giving Bucky a much-needed massage. You end up giving him much more than both of you expected. [+18]

take my breath

“if you need any help with anything, open your door.” [+18]

Nothing to Despair

Bucky and a girl he never met before have to go undercover as married on a mission to Europe. He feels alienated in the modern world, while she goes through life alone and abandoned. Maybe they can find a new home in each other, but she’s not easily convinced. [+18]

Safe with me

When an unknown threat enters your life, protection is offered at the highest level. As Bucky Barnes comes into your life, the game changes, and you realise falling for the man tasked with keeping you safe is the last thing you expected. 

Pride and Privacy

Bucky works on himself as he gets used to a roommate. Turns out, she has a much better room than him and he crossed the line. [+18]

Best friends

Stucky x Reader

Bucky has this amazing idea to give your virginity to Steve while he watches.

Steve's birthday wish

Stucky x Reader au

It was approaching Steve’s birthday and you had no idea what to get him. Bucky suggests just asking the Mafia boss what he would like, but would you regret your decision when you hear what Steve truly wants. [+18]

Masterlist

Masterlist

It's been a long time

Requested by Anonymous: Bucky smut on the couch with Avenger!reader for the first time ever and he’s really rough and she has to tell him to be gentler? Maybe he hasn’t fucked in a long time? Also reader and Bucky have a lot of sexual tension. [+18]

[clovermarigold]

The Clover patch Masterlist!!!

Welcome to the circus, feel free to request one-shots to fill out the master list!

Requests Open!!!

Fandoms I write for;

HTTYD, MK(X,11,1), AOT, TLOVM/Critical Role, GOW, Overwatch, Vikings, One Piece (more acquainted with live action), RDR, NSR, Spider verse, LOL, Demon Slayer, Moon Knight, The Sandman, COD MW, TF2, Resident Evil/Biohazard, Valorant, etc

I write head cannons, one shot, miniseries (if the oneshot is popular enough), fluff, angst, au's, Drabbles, yandere (no sa), platonic, romantic, familial, etc

If you want to know if I write for your fandom or prompt just ask!

Title- pairing (gender of reader) romantic/platonic/general

general= can be interpreted either way

HTTYD:

Daggers & Daffodils Master list -Dagur x Reader

MK (Mortal Kombat):

Smoke & Ice Master list - Bi han & Smoke x Reader (Fem) Romantic

Night at Madam Bo's - Raiden x Reader (Fem) Romantic

Slither In - Syzoth (Reptile) x Reader (Gen) Romantic

Breeze in the Garden - Titan Fujin x Titan Reader (Gen) Romantic

Bi han x Sunshine Reader Headcannons (Gen) Romantic

Johnny Cage x Street Racer Reader - (Gen) Romantic

TF2 (Team Fortress 2):

Team Reacting to a Touchy Reader (Gen) General

One Piece:

Reacting to a Sweet Toothed Reader (Gen) General

Reacting to a Reader with Anxiety (Gen) General

Dealing with Anxiety Head Cannons General

AOT:

Water & Whiskey - Erwin x Reader (Fem) Romantic

[wherethewolfsbaneblooms]

What could possibly have Jarl Dimitrescu on her knees? Any guesses?

[crowsandmurder]

'All people, if given the right pressures or stimulus, are evil motherfuckers.'

    [Star Wars, Vikings, AHS, The Umbrella Academy, Resident Evil and more]                                  [Independent Multimuse Sideblog - Multi-Fandom]                                                  [Semi-Selective, Multi-Everything, Over 21, NSFW Themes]                     [Sideblog to corruptedforce - Canon, Divergent, Historical, and AU]                                     [Barely Controlled by Tanya]         

CARRD

(promo and all amazing graphics credit goes to @villainsrph)

[crowsandmurderbackup]

'All people, if given the right pressures or stimulus, are evil motherfuckers.'

    [Star Wars, Vikings, AHS, One Tree Hill, Resident Evil and more]                                  [Independent Multimuse Sideblog - Multi-Fandom]                                                  [Semi-Selective, Multi-Everything, Over 21, NSFW Themes]                     [Sideblog to corruptedforce - Canon, Divergent, Historical, and AU]                                     [Established in 2017, Remade in 2023. Barely Controlled by Tanya]         

CARRD

(promo and all amazing graphics credit goes to @villainsrph

[thgfanfictionlibrary]

Authors On THG Writing Hiatus Masterlist (5)

Part 1 / Part 2 / Part 3 / Part 4 /

***Active (on this blog) is defined as a blog/writer who has updated within the past year. Inactive (on this blog) is defined as a blog/writer that has not been updated at all in the past year+. On THG Writing Hiatus (on this blog) is a blog/writer who has updated within the past year but has not posted a fanfic in the fandom in the past year BUT they may return to writing in the future. Lists will be updated as needed based on activity. ***

Created: November 17th, 2023

Last Checked:----

BodoniBold-ao3, ff.net, tumblr

Popular Fic: Without A Toasting In a bid to stop the uprising in the districts, Katniss and Peeta agree to marry...and President Snow has sold the right to view their wedding night to ten of his top officials.

bs13-ff.net, tumblr

Popular Fic: Words Unspoken AU. Peeta Mellark, football player and rich, good-looking guy, has agreed to take on a bet: to get Katniss Everdeen, goth chick and resident loner of Panem High, to go out with him. What he didn't realize, though, is just how hard it has proven to be.

cali-chan-ao3, ff.net, tumblr

Popular Fic: Ricochet "Primrose Everdeen." This can't be happening, Katniss thought. She desperately pushed through the crowd. I volunteer!, she wanted to scream. I volunteer as tribute! But she couldn't, because she wasn't eligible for the reaping anymore. There was nothing she could do. Peeta/Katniss and other pairings, AU.

Chaed-ao3, ff.net, tumblr

Popular Fic: To Where The Mockingjay Flies Without a rescue mission Katniss and Peeta are never reunited. The war takes a cataclysmic turn. Katniss, helming an ill-fated revolution, crumbles under the weight of the Mockingjay. Meanwhile, an abandoned Peeta must try to fight his own way out of Snow's clutches and save himself from the scourge brought on by the Girl on Fire. A slow-burn Everlark set in pandemonic Panem, for Johanna supporters and Odesta enthusiasts. Also, the one where Finnick lives.

Crystalkei-ff.net, tumblr

Popular Fic: The Completely Screwed Up and Overly Complicated H This story fills in from the last chapter of Mockingjay to the Epilogue. How did someone who was so against having children decide she wanted two? Peeta is going to show you.

damndonnergirls-ao3, ff.net, tumblr

Popular Fic: Enthralled Thrall (þræll), n., a slave or serf in Viking Age Scandinavia. After a successful raid, Gale is rewarded with a slave girl: the Saxon noblewoman Madge. Meanwhile, shieldmaiden Katniss grows closer to captive monk Peeta. Gadge/Everlark historical AU with background Odesta and other pairings. COMPLETE, 22 chapters, 80k+ words.

dandelionsandroses-ao3, ff.net, tumblr

Popular Fic: By Your Hand I Have Loved "Katniss, this is King Peeta, he has come from the great country of Panem," her father's breath became shaky, "Daughter, he has come from Panem to request your hand in marriage in exchange for protection and wealth for our country."

Della19-ao3, ff.net

Popular Fic: At the Broken Places Katniss thinks about the answer to the question her husband has never asked. You know, the baby one. The answer surprises no one more than her.

Diana_Flynn-ao3, tumblr

Popular Fic: The Kitty Ranch Katniss Everdeen is not one to look back at the choices she makes, especially if it means providing for the only person she loves - her sister Prim. This includes being a prostitute at the Kitty Ranch in Nevada. Her secret life and world are shaken when the rich media darling Peeta Mellark comes walking into her life. Modern day AU.

Diaphenia-ao3, tumblr

Popular Fic: I Just Come Here for the View "You're a big deal. I saw your championship wrestling match last year. The student body carried you out on their shoulders, and now you want to pretend you're unpopular?" Katniss finds the whole thing ludicrous, almost as weird as this high school royalty talking to her. But Peeta doesn't even comment on that; ignores her implication and stares at her, eyes wide. "You went to my match?"

[brichan132]

GRAVITY FALLS AND HTTYD AU LETS GO.

Basically in this au, dipper and Mabel go back in time to Viking times, Mabel is separated from her brother during the time travel she gets captured by dragon hunters. Meanwhile dipper is dropped of around the edgy and meets hiccup and co who he promptly ran for his life since dragons, Vikings, and Vikings riding on dragons.

at first hiccup and Co. were shocked to see a random kid but quickly realized the boy has never seen dragons before (which is impossible if you live in the barbaric archipelago) and he was most definitely not wearing clothes appropriate for the weather.

that is the basic plot but I have more since it has been riddling in my brain for so long. You can change them if you want but in my eyes, you have a 13 year old boy who is looking for his sister and is bout ready to steal a dragon and go off and fight people.

dipper and hiccup: basically a momma hen and her chick after they earned the trust of dipper, the boy is wild and always running off to investigate what ever in the woods with the book he carry’s with hiccup and toothless right behind him to prevent any damages from the boy.

the twins and dipper: DO NOT LET DIPPER TEACH THEM ANYTHING HE AND HIS SISTER HAS DONE!!!!

snotlout and dipper: snotlout tried to tease him once and dipper made him regret that with the help of the twins. Pored freezing water on him and snotlout was curled next to his dragon for the next hour after he switched clothing.

Feshlegs and dipper: he talks to dipper about all sorts of stuff about dragons, helping dipper learn more about dragons.

the dragons and dipper: he was nervous at first, even downright terrified of them the first time he saw them. Especially toothless and hookfang, it took a long while for the boy to warm up to the dragons but once he does the boy was found asleep with hiccup being curled around protectively by toothless.

when they do eventually do get Mabel back, they learn that dipper is the brain and sometimes resident adrenaline junkie, Mabel was the brawn’s and sometimes self pervasively of the two. Mabel was out going and able to befriend everyone quickly as the two are near identical with the only difference being gender.

so yeh.

[crastlefolke]

Fic I wrote for @crastle-duo 's ghost au :]

“So,” Alex hopped down off the tree branch “You’re inheriting this place?”

Scott skipped a rock over the lake, “Yeah, when uncle kicks the bucket.”

“I thought Stephen was getting it?”

Scott shrugged, “I did too. I don’t know what he did to get into uncle’s bad books but whatever it was must’ve been bad.”

“Worse than breaking an antique viking battle axe?” Alex’s stone hit the water at the wrong angle and bounced into a patch of reeds.

“Clearly, or he wouldn’t have put me back in his will.”

Alex’s smile dropped from her face. “Heads up, cousin alert.” she muttered, flicking her eyes towards the woods.

Scott turned to see Stephen strolling out of the trees, his ridiculous fur jacket making him easily recognisable.

“He looks like he’s wearing a dead sheep.” Alex murmured. Scott clamped a hand over his mouth to stifle a giggle.

“Something amusing, Scott?” Stephen asked pleasantly.

“Nah. What brings you out to the lake?”

“I was just wondering if you were coming to the new year’s party at the house? You can bring her if you like.” With that last remark Stephen tilted his head towards Alex, who snorted but said nothing.

“Yeah,” Scott kept his tone polite, “Got to make sure you don’t completely trash my inheritance.”

Stephen’s jaw clenched momentarily, “Wouldn’t dream of it Scotty. Now if you’ll excuse me, I’ve got a party to prepare for.”

He turned and headed back to the house. When he was safely out of earshot Alex muttered a string of curses at his back.

“Did you see his face? He is this close to calling me a peasant I swear-” Alex trailed off, waving her hands in frustration, “I’m glad you're getting the house if it means he has to move somewhere. You are gonna take the house, right?”

Scott shrugged, “It’s a big creepy house on the hill. I’ll take it but honestly I’m probably just gonna sell it right away.”

“Scared it’s actually haunted, huh?” Alex idly kicked a stone into the lake, startling a flock of geese.

“You joke, but that game show guy did actually die there,” Scott replied, “He’s the reason my family even has the house. Y’know according to my uncle you could hear marching at night, and swords clashing. He even swears he saw a woman in white.”

Alex shook her head, “Mate, it was the seventies. No one was completely sober in the seventies, especially not people who worked on game shows.”

“Alex, I doubt they would’ve let him operate the lights if he was drunk or high or whatever.”

“Oh, ghosts are real and roaming about Upper Islington, but your uncle drinking on the job is slightly too unbelievable?” Alex flicked a pebble at him, “I suppose the Fen Tiger is real too?”

Scott kicked the pebble back at her “Yeah. Totally real. And the Beast of Exmoor. And the ghost of that daddy-long-legs you brutally murdered with your sandal last summer.”

“That daddy-long-legs had it coming, flying at my head like that.”

“Islington’s resident bug murderer still unrepentant.”

“Local rich boy drowns in lake.” Alex mimicked, waving a reed at him.

“Woah hey-” Scott stumbled backwards towards the lake, “If I die then you won’t get to go to the party.”

“Oh I’m distraught-”

“And Stephen will get the house.”

“Oh. Oh God.”

Scott smirked, “Yeah. So you better make sure I survive at least the next few years or you’ll have to put up with Stephen lording over the village for the rest of your life.”

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Scott hoisted himself up onto the window sill and closed the curtains, leaning his forehead against the cool glass pane. The music was making his head hurt and he was glad he’d only taken a few sips of his beer. He wondered distantly if it would be rude to leave despite only having arrived an hour ago.

He didn’t notice his companion till a stifled groan nearly made him fall back off the ledge. Sucking in a breath, he turned his head to see a man about his age wearing a military style uniform gazing weakly out the window, palms pressed against the glass. From his stoop and clenched jaw Scott could see he was clearly in pain.

He gave an awkward cough, “You alright mate?”

The man froze up, before turning his head in a similar fashion to Scott. He had faded blue eyes and a shock of blond hair, matted and dirty. Scott’s first thought was that despite his ragged appearance the man was incredibly handsome. His second thought was that he looked like he was about to be sick. 

As if to prove him right the man suddenly doubled over, clutching his stomach.

“Here, uh- you look in bad shape,” Scott hopped down from the windowsill and held out an arm. “Look, I know my way around this place, there’s an unused servants bathroom if you’re well enough to move.”

The man groaned and nearly toppled off the ledge trying to get down. He didn't seem to be able to put any weight on his right leg, and Scott started to worry about how ill he really was.

“Listen, let’s get you to the bathroom, then you can lie down, alright?”

He hobbled over to the old servants corridor, trying to avoid the strange looks the crowd was giving him. To his dismay he saw Stephen approaching him with two cups in hand.

“Cousin! There you are!” Stephen clapped him on the shoulder and pressed a cup into his free hand, “You nearly missed out on the punch.”

Scott forced something resembling a grin onto his face, “Thanks,” he began, but Stephen had disappeared into the crowd.

The servants bathroom was blissfully quiet compared to the main hall. Carefully lifting up the toilet seat with one foot, he set his cup down on the sink and lowered the man to the floor.

“There you go, you’re alright.”

The man just clutched at his leg and gritted his teeth.

Scott’s level of anxiety was growing by the minute.“Look I’m gonna call someone okay? You’re gonna be fine.”

He reached for his phone only to remember that he’d left it in his jacket. His jacket, which was still on the windowsill.

“Shit,” he mumbled, “Um. Look I need to get my phone-”

“N-no,” A hand clamped around Scotts arm, “there’s nothing they can do for me,”

“What?”

Scott never got a response as the man curled up on the ground, a gasp of pain escaping through gritted teeth. 

“Look, I should really call- oh Christ”

To his horror the man’s lower leg seemed to melt away, the trouser leg falling flat against the ground and the boot disappearing entirely. Staggering back against the sink, he watched with a terrified curiosity as the man sat up slowly, then hoisted himself to his feet- no, foot- against the radiator. He gave a gentle, shaky salute, then vanished.

Still gripping the sink, Scott stared blankly at the ground where the soldier had once been.

“Shit,” he mumbled, “shitshitshitshitshitshit”

Faintly he heard the grandfather clock start to chime. He took a shaky sip of punch. God knew he needed a drink after what he’d just seen. A ghost. A fucking ghost. An actual-

—--

“-he staying?”

“-y didnt he have his pen he always-”

“-uys I think he’s stayi-”

“-swear I told him to stay away from the punch-”

“-cant make up his mind this on-”

“-lot of allergies he always has his ep-”

“-elcome to hell, ki-”

Scott opened his eyes to see what looked like a historical recreation society in the midst of a creative disagreement staring intently at him, with smiles ranging from welcoming to wolfish. His opening question of what the fuck was interrupted by another, more professional question.

“He has a lot of allergies?”

“Yes, he’s usually scrupulously careful of what he eats and drinks, I don’t understand how this could have happened.”

“Stephen?” Scott called out, grateful to hear a familiar voice even if it was his prat of a cousin.

“And he knew not to drink the punch?” The woman was inspecting the cup he’d just been drinking from.

“I warned him that it contained several things he was allergic to when he arrived. I guess he got too drunk and forgot.”

“Liar,” Scott said, horrified. “I-I barely drank anything tonight- in fact you who gave me the punch, and you didn’t mention anything about my allergies-”

To his annoyance they both ignored him and left the bathroom. Scott followed them into the corridor, wondering what on earth was going on. He’d had an allergic reaction, that much he knew, but he felt fine now so he supposed someone had administered the epipen and this was a nurse called to make sure he was alright. There was another theory, of course, but he wasn’t going to think about it.

The corridor was filled with more uniformed people, nurses, he presumed, speaking with his cousin and other party-goers. None of them would look at him.

He went up to the nearest nurse, “Hi, sorry, what’s going on?” No response. “Did I have an allergic reaction?” Again, no response. He could feel the strange group in fancy dress staring at him.

“The hell are you looking at?” he snapped.

Wordlessly, the tallest of the group pointed over towards the end of the corridor, where someone appeared to be lying on a table, covered in a sheet. A funny feeling settled in Scott’s stomach.

“Sorry mate,” said another member, dressed like a viking.

“Sorry? Sorry for what-” Scott was trying very hard not to think about who was under the sheet.

“See for yourself. Go on.”

Scott forced himself to walk over to the table, meticulously walking around every person and object in his path. He ignored how a jacket being slung over someone's shoulders accidentally brushed through his arm. He ignored the gnawing feeling that something was very, very wrong. He ignored his apparent invisibility to everyone but the strange group. Halfway there, someone jogged the table accidentally and the sheet slipped a little, revealing a lock of cyan hair. The scraps of denial Scott had been clinging to vanished.

“I’m dead?” He wasn’t sure why he’d phrased it as a question.

The group looked at him with something like pity. Scott stared past them to where Stephen was talking with another uniformed person, an exaggerated expression of concern on his face.

“I’m dead because of him?” he spat.

“Yeah. He murdered you.” One of the ghosts pushed their way forwards through the group. “I saw him in the kitchen, he put something in your drink. It said “wale-noots” on the bag.”

The yellow-haired ghost frowned, “Walnuts, Bdubs, we’ve been over this. Common snack food in England since… hey where’re you going?”

Scott had stormed up the corridor, walking through people and furniture as if they weren’t there. He reached for Stephen’s shoulder, but of course his hand went right through.

“Fucking bastard,” he snarled, and to his surprise Stephen jumped, looking around nervously.

“If you wanted this place so bad you could’ve just asked-” Scott slammed his hand onto a table and for a brief moment there was contact, and a thud echoed down the corridor.

“Hey-” Scott turned to see another ghost, dressed in off-white robes, materialise through a chest of draws. “Calm down, my dude.”

The medieval clothes and accent combined with the distinctly un-medieval “my dude” was enough to stop Scott mid-rant.

“Calm down?” he hissed, “I just got murdered.”

“Man, me too!” The ghost said cheerily, “The name’s Ren, I got stabbed here- oh gosh it was seven centuries ago at least. They always send me to talk to the new murderees, y’know, on account that we have mutual trauma of- well, being murdered. Now, on a scale of one to ten, how would you rate your rage?”

“Eleven.” Scott snapped, and returned to trying to stab Stephen with a biro.

“Mhm. And do you think attempting to harm your murderer with a… pointy glass implement-”

“It’s plastic. It’s a pen.”

“Ah! Yes, Tango did explain these “pens” to me, although I gotta say this one looks different to what he described.”

Scott froze, “Tango as in the game show guy? Who died here in a mysterious fire?”

“Yeah, that’s me.” One of the other ghosts, with yellow-orange hair and red glasses, walked through a huddle of nurses. Now he could see him clearly Scott recognised him immediately as the host of the game show his uncle worked on. “You’ve heard of me as well?”

“Um- My uncle worked on Dare to Flare. Thomas Major. You left him the house?”

Tango smiled bitterly, “Yeah. Nice guy, bit down on his luck I figured seeing as he was working as a cameraman for a gameshow for what was honestly terrible pay. Should’ve left the whole show to him, he couldn’t have done any worse than-” He cut himself off, shaking his head, and walked away through the corridor wall.

Scott stared after him. “What’s up with him?”

Ren sighed “You know the guy who’s running the game show now? Or running it into the ground as Tango always says?”

Scott nodded.

“And you know how Tango died in a fire?”

Ren mimed lighting a cigarette. Scott gaped at him.

“You mean- the guy who set the fire now runs his game show?”

“The law enforcement never confirmed whether the fire was intentional or not, and us ghosts were out on the lawn playing football with my head so none of us know, but either way it still sucks for him. Especially as that dude seems to be doing a terrible job of hosting it.” Ren glanced conspicuously behind him, before adding “To tell you the truth my dude I can’t tell the difference. I think the humour is a bit ahead of my time.”

Scott stared at the other ghosts milling about the corridor, trying to appear inconspicuous despite very clearly eavesdropping. “What about them? How did they die?”

“Oh of course! I almost forgot, we usually do a welcoming party in the attic on the day the recently deceased was… well… deceased. We’ll all introduce ourselves, explain the weird circumstances of this house, add you to the chore roster, all kinds of fun stuff.” Ren disappeared through a flock of party guests, “Come on!”

Scott made one last futile attempt to pick up the pen, but to no avail. With resigned sigh he gave Stephen the finger and followed Ren through the corridor.