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Title: In These Streets of Blood and Bone
Fandom: Warhammer 40,000, Bloodborne
Rating: M/R
Warnings: Canon-typical violence, gothic horror
Relationships: Fulgrim (WH40K) & Bloodborne Ensemble Cast
Characters: Fulgrim (WH40K), Ensemble Cast (Blooborne)
Word Count: 6,830
Summary: Fulgrim awakens knowing only one thing: his name.

An amnesiac thrust into a violent world of beasts and hunters, he must race to discover who he is before the Hunt turns him into someone else entirely, as the Hunt too often does.

Great volumes of water serve as a bulwark guarding sleep, and an augur of the eldritch Truth. Overcome this hindrance, and seek what is yours.

Gascoigne pauses, axe covered in gore, splattered in blood, shreds of organs and shards of bone. He turns, and Fulgrim takes a half step back. There’s something very wrong, he realizes suddenly.

“Beasts all over the shop. You'll be one of them, sooner or later…” Gascoigne’s breath fogs the air as he snarls, and he turns on Fulgrim with the same single-mindedness that he fought the Cleric Beast with.( Read more... )

Title: In These Streets of Blood and Bone
Fandom: Warhammer 40,000, Bloodborne
Rating: M/R
Warnings: Canon-typical violence, gothic horror
Relationships: Fulgrim (WH40K) & Bloodborne Ensemble Cast
Characters: Fulgrim (WH40K), Ensemble Cast (Blooborne)
Word Count: 6,830
Summary: Fulgrim awakens knowing only one thing: his name.

An amnesiac thrust into a violent world of beasts and hunters, he must race to discover who he is before the Hunt turns him into someone else entirely, as the Hunt too often does.

Great volumes of water serve as a bulwark guarding sleep, and an augur of the eldritch Truth. Overcome this hindrance, and seek what is yours.

“Now what’s this? A traveler who didn’t even manage to get to my clinic? Ah, your pulse is still strong. Normally I need a contract before starting work, but let’s see if you’ll wake up first.”

Rustling cloth, a soft thump. The scratch of a pen on paper.

“Contract’s all drawn up.”

“What’s happening?”

A tired, slurred voice. An unkind, nasal laugh.

“Aren't you lucky. This blood's rather special. It may well cure you of your peculiar condition. Now, here’s your contract. Sign it here.”

“…very well…”

“Good. All signed and sealed. Now, let's begin the transfusion. Oh, don't you worry. Whatever happens… you may think it all a mere bad dream…”( Read more... )

Tributary
Fandom: The Silmarillion, Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away
Rating: PG13/T
Warnings: Mild child abuse/child endangerment, underage employment
Relationships: Maedhros/Fingon (pre-relationship), Fëanor/Nerdanel (background), other minor background relationships
Characters:Fingon, Maedhros, Círdan, Fingolfin, Anairë, Turgon, Aredhel, Fëanor, Caranthir, Maglor, Celegorm, Ambarussa, Nerdanel, Curufin, Curufin's Wife, Thranduil, Thranduil's Wife, Hildifons Took, Isengar Took, Rog (Tolkien), Original Male Character(s), Original Female Character(s), Original Genderqueer Character(s)
Word Count: 34,139
Summary: Tributary: noun; a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

Moving to another town can be difficult, especially when you're just a kid. Leaving everything you know behind - friends, classmates, teachers, the nice guy at the ice cream shop who sometimes snuck you an extra scoop - is scary, even if you know the place you're moving to.

For Findecáno, son of Ñolofinwë and Anairë, brother of Turucáno and Írissë, it's going to be even harder.

Dropped into a dangerous and treacherous world of spirits and magic, he doesn't know which way to turn, or even who he can trust, but he has to keep his feet under him in order to stay ahead of the great Sorcerer and save his family.

They stumble out of the archway confused and a little dazed. Their car is still there, but it is covered in flowers. Cut flowers, like the ones offered at graves.

Arafinwë is there, with Eärwen, and Indis. They wear mourning colors, and make exclamations of shock when the family appears. They are shipped promptly to the hospital, where it is discovered that Anairë is pregnant, but the family is otherwise in fine health.( Read more... )

Tributary
Fandom: The Silmarillion, Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away
Rating: PG13/T
Warnings: Mild child abuse/child endangerment, underage employment
Relationships: Maedhros/Fingon (pre-relationship), Fëanor/Nerdanel (background), other minor background relationships
Characters:Fingon, Maedhros, Círdan, Fingolfin, Anairë, Turgon, Aredhel, Fëanor, Caranthir, Maglor, Celegorm, Ambarussa, Nerdanel, Curufin, Curufin's Wife, Thranduil, Thranduil's Wife, Hildifons Took, Isengar Took, Rog (Tolkien), Original Male Character(s), Original Female Character(s), Original Genderqueer Character(s)
Word Count: 34,139
Summary: Tributary: noun; a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

Moving to another town can be difficult, especially when you're just a kid. Leaving everything you know behind - friends, classmates, teachers, the nice guy at the ice cream shop who sometimes snuck you an extra scoop - is scary, even if you know the place you're moving to.

For Findecáno, son of Ñolofinwë and Anairë, brother of Turucáno and Írissë, it's going to be even harder.

Dropped into a dangerous and treacherous world of spirits and magic, he doesn't know which way to turn, or even who he can trust, but he has to keep his feet under him in order to stay ahead of the great Sorcerer and save his family.

The journey was long, and Findecáno fell into an almost trance-like state, trying to stay awake as his companions drifted into slumber. He had to listen for the stop, it would be hard to get back if they overshot, and Findecáno didn't know what they could be facing if they did have to backtrack.

No one spoke on this train, inhabited by shades more than spirits, coming and going at different stops. Findecáno watched the sun set out the window behind him, wondering if they had had to close the bathhouse for the night to clean up and repair in the wake of the disaster as well as the stink-spirit-slash-corrupted-river-god from the night before. He marveled that Fëanáro had even chosen to reward him on successful eviction of the faceless spirit, when it was technically his fault in the first place.( Read more... )

Tributary
Fandom: The Silmarillion, Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away
Rating: PG13/T
Warnings: Mild child abuse/child endangerment, underage employment
Relationships: Maedhros/Fingon (pre-relationship), Fëanor/Nerdanel (background), other minor background relationships
Characters:Fingon, Maedhros, Círdan, Fingolfin, Anairë, Turgon, Aredhel, Fëanor, Caranthir, Maglor, Celegorm, Ambarussa, Nerdanel, Curufin, Curufin's Wife, Thranduil, Thranduil's Wife, Hildifons Took, Isengar Took, Rog (Tolkien), Original Male Character(s), Original Female Character(s), Original Genderqueer Character(s)
Word Count: 34,139
Summary: Tributary: noun; a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

Moving to another town can be difficult, especially when you're just a kid. Leaving everything you know behind - friends, classmates, teachers, the nice guy at the ice cream shop who sometimes snuck you an extra scoop - is scary, even if you know the place you're moving to.

For Findecáno, son of Ñolofinwë and Anairë, brother of Turucáno and Írissë, it's going to be even harder.

Dropped into a dangerous and treacherous world of spirits and magic, he doesn't know which way to turn, or even who he can trust, but he has to keep his feet under him in order to stay ahead of the great Sorcerer and save his family.

The days slipped back into routine, sliding past in a blur of warm, steamy nights spent hard at work. After a week it began to rain, and kept raining for a solid four days. It meant they were actually even busier, oddly enough, partly due to needing to clean more due to the wet and the mud, and partly because the customer load seemed to double. Celegorm got grumpier, as did Niph, Tolmedli and Rhanaur got stressed, and Tintastel and Gwaeleth were drooping from their perpetual cheer. Gwaeleth was even molting a little, and Tol collected the little brown, white, and iridescent green feathers the ruby-throated hummingbird spirit dropped.

Findecáno himself had developed an itchy, bumpy rash that ran down the length of his spine, and weirdly enough behind his ears and across the bridge of his nose. He’d scratched his nose open and bleeding before Celegorm caught him at it, slapping a bandage across the bloody scratch and getting Asa to give him a soothing balm. He’d called them growing pains, which had confused Findecáno a bit. He was having growing pains, the persistent ache through his bones and joints that heralded another growth spurt, but the rash was probably just stress. Tintastel had been talking to him a lot about how the other boy cared for his feathers, which was weird.( Read more... )

Tributary
Fandom: The Silmarillion, Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away
Rating: PG13/T
Warnings: Mild child abuse/child endangerment, underage employment
Relationships: Maedhros/Fingon (pre-relationship), Fëanor/Nerdanel (background), other minor background relationships
Characters:Fingon, Maedhros, Círdan, Fingolfin, Anairë, Turgon, Aredhel, Fëanor, Caranthir, Maglor, Celegorm, Ambarussa, Nerdanel, Curufin, Curufin's Wife, Thranduil, Thranduil's Wife, Hildifons Took, Isengar Took, Rog (Tolkien), Original Male Character(s), Original Female Character(s), Original Genderqueer Character(s)
Word Count: 34,139
Summary: Tributary: noun; a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

Moving to another town can be difficult, especially when you're just a kid. Leaving everything you know behind - friends, classmates, teachers, the nice guy at the ice cream shop who sometimes snuck you an extra scoop - is scary, even if you know the place you're moving to.

For Findecáno, son of Ñolofinwë and Anairë, brother of Turucáno and Írissë, it's going to be even harder.

Dropped into a dangerous and treacherous world of spirits and magic, he doesn't know which way to turn, or even who he can trust, but he has to keep his feet under him in order to stay ahead of the great Sorcerer and save his family.

“Want to wander around before we go to bed?” Celegorm offered, and Findecáno accepted, as it seemed like Celegorm had something specific in mind. Indeed he did, as they left through another servant’s entrance, one that wasn’t the terrifying staircase, and he tried to lock the way into his mind. They ended up out near where he thought the paddock was, and Celegorm let out a long, shrill whistle that had Findecáno covering his ears. There was barking in the distance, and a pack of six big, lovely dogs bounded up, the largest making a beeline for Celegorm with an adoring look on its canine face.

“Hello Huan, my dearest friend.” Celegorm said, warm and affectionate as he sank to his knees to greet the already very large brown and white patched dog.( Read more... )

Tributary
Fandom: The Silmarillion, Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away
Rating: PG13/T
Warnings: Mild child abuse/child endangerment, underage employment
Relationships: Maedhros/Fingon (pre-relationship), Fëanor/Nerdanel (background), other minor background relationships
Characters:Fingon, Maedhros, Círdan, Fingolfin, Anairë, Turgon, Aredhel, Fëanor, Caranthir, Maglor, Celegorm, Ambarussa, Nerdanel, Curufin, Curufin's Wife, Thranduil, Thranduil's Wife, Hildifons Took, Isengar Took, Rog (Tolkien), Original Male Character(s), Original Female Character(s), Original Genderqueer Character(s)
Word Count: 34,139
Summary: Tributary: noun; a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

Moving to another town can be difficult, especially when you're just a kid. Leaving everything you know behind - friends, classmates, teachers, the nice guy at the ice cream shop who sometimes snuck you an extra scoop - is scary, even if you know the place you're moving to.

For Findecáno, son of Ñolofinwë and Anairë, brother of Turucáno and Írissë, it's going to be even harder.

Dropped into a dangerous and treacherous world of spirits and magic, he doesn't know which way to turn, or even who he can trust, but he has to keep his feet under him in order to stay ahead of the great Sorcerer and save his family.

The bathing area was somewhat dirty - mostly just a bit of grass on the floor, a couple of oldish dirty puddles. Findecáno hopped up the side of the inset tub to check on the inside - a bit scummy, needed a good scrub. Weird sticky substance near the rim. He turned to Celegorm, only to see the older spirit squinting at him in an irritated, or maybe puzzled, way.

"You're settling already?" He asked, half to himself. He raised one clawed hand and tweaked the air in front of Findecáno. Findecáno promptly sneezed, startling himself. "Huh. Imagine that." he said, and then picked up Findecáno's bucket, dumping his tools into the bath. "Come on, little cygnet. I'll get you some water and you can do the bath. I'll do the floors and the stocking." Findecáno blinked.( Read more... )

Tributary
Fandom: The Silmarillion, Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away
Rating: PG13/T
Warnings: Mild child abuse/child endangerment, underage employment
Relationships: Maedhros/Fingon (pre-relationship), Fëanor/Nerdanel (background), other minor background relationships
Characters:Fingon, Maedhros, Círdan, Fingolfin, Anairë, Turgon, Aredhel, Fëanor, Caranthir, Maglor, Celegorm, Ambarussa, Nerdanel, Curufin, Curufin's Wife, Thranduil, Thranduil's Wife, Hildifons Took, Isengar Took, Rog (Tolkien), Original Male Character(s), Original Female Character(s), Original Genderqueer Character(s)
Word Count: 34,139
Summary: Tributary: noun; a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

Moving to another town can be difficult, especially when you're just a kid. Leaving everything you know behind - friends, classmates, teachers, the nice guy at the ice cream shop who sometimes snuck you an extra scoop - is scary, even if you know the place you're moving to.

For Findecáno, son of Ñolofinwë and Anairë, brother of Turucáno and Írissë, it's going to be even harder.

Dropped into a dangerous and treacherous world of spirits and magic, he doesn't know which way to turn, or even who he can trust, but he has to keep his feet under him in order to stay ahead of the great Sorcerer and save his family.

"What a pain! I'm gonna get you back for this!" Celegorm called after the retreating redhead. "C'mon." He said to Fingon, and Fingon followed obediently. They rounded a couple of corners, and then Celegorm turned to face him, a smile breaking out on his normally sulky face.

"You pulled it off! I didn't think you had it in you! You're so dumb, I was worried. Keep your head, and if you need anything, ask me, okay?" Fingon nodded mutely in the face of such sudden positivity from the otherwise surly teenager. Suddenly he felt faint, hunger and the ebb of adrenaline leaving him weak. "Are you okay?" Celegorm actually looked concerned.( Read more... )

Tributary
Fandom: The Silmarillion, Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away
Rating: PG13/T
Warnings: Mild child abuse/child endangerment, underage employment
Relationships: Maedhros/Fingon (pre-relationship), Fëanor/Nerdanel (background), other minor background relationships
Characters:Fingon, Maedhros, Círdan, Fingolfin, Anairë, Turgon, Aredhel, Fëanor, Caranthir, Maglor, Celegorm, Ambarussa, Nerdanel, Curufin, Curufin's Wife, Thranduil, Thranduil's Wife, Hildifons Took, Isengar Took, Rog (Tolkien), Original Male Character(s), Original Female Character(s), Original Genderqueer Character(s)
Word Count: 34,139
Summary: Tributary: noun; a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

Moving to another town can be difficult, especially when you're just a kid. Leaving everything you know behind - friends, classmates, teachers, the nice guy at the ice cream shop who sometimes snuck you an extra scoop - is scary, even if you know the place you're moving to.

For Findecáno, son of Ñolofinwë and Anairë, brother of Turucáno and Írissë, it's going to be even harder.

Dropped into a dangerous and treacherous world of spirits and magic, he doesn't know which way to turn, or even who he can trust, but he has to keep his feet under him in order to stay ahead of the great Sorcerer and save his family.

He went in the door. The room was a hallway, he saw, full of pipes with wheels on them. It was hot, and full of steam, which made sense, it being a boiler room and all. The hall opened up into a warmly-lit room, he saw. There were two people, going back and forth across the doorway, with shovels – coal? They were small, but obviously fully-grown. No more than three feet in height, maybe less, with dark curly hair and skin the same color as the coal they carted. They looked like brothers. Neither wore shirts, and the muscles of their backs and their arms were really impressive.

He edged closer, his heart beating as fast as a rabbit’s. He peered into the room – along with the two short men, there was another, seated up in a booth-like thing. He was also shirtless, and had silver hair, though he did not look old at all. As Findecáno watched, though, the markings like tattoos on his skin moved, peeling up and operating various levers and switches, picking up a bundle of herbs and putting them in the strangely-shaped mortar and pestle he was using with his real hands. They didn’t look like shadows, but rather like actual ink, flowing across empty space.( Read more... )

Tributary
Fandom: The Silmarillion, Hayao Miyazaki's Spirited Away
Rating: PG13/T
Warnings: Mild child abuse/child endangerment, underage employment
Relationships: Maedhros/Fingon (pre-relationship), Fëanor/Nerdanel (background), other minor background relationships
Characters: Fingon, Maedhros, Círdan, Fingolfin, Anairë, Turgon, Aredhel, Fëanor, Caranthir, Maglor, Celegorm, Ambarussa, Nerdanel, Curufin, Curufin's Wife, Thranduil, Thranduil's Wife, Hildifons Took, Isengar Took, Rog (Tolkien), Original Male Character(s), Original Female Character(s), Original Genderqueer Character(s)
Word Count: 34,139
Summary: Tributary: noun; a river or stream flowing into a larger river or lake.

Moving to another town can be difficult, especially when you're just a kid. Leaving everything you know behind - friends, classmates, teachers, the nice guy at the ice cream shop who sometimes snuck you an extra scoop - is scary, even if you know the place you're moving to.

For Findecáno, son of Ñolofinwë and Anairë, brother of Turucáno and Írissë, it's going to be even harder.

Dropped into a dangerous and treacherous world of spirits and magic, he doesn't know which way to turn, or even who he can trust, but he has to keep his feet under him in order to stay ahead of the great Sorcerer and save his family.

(Author's Note: I prefer to use the name of the character that they would themselves use, which is why I'm using the Quenya names here in the beginning. Later on it's going to get a bit more complicated, but this will hopefully be explained adequately within the story. Also, it's an aesthetic choice on my part to stick solely to using the 'c' in their names where a 'k' sound is heard, and I am very aware of this. To that end, please enjoy.)


Art by icepick_art!

Findecáno hated everything. Hated his cruel parents, hated his overly excited little brother, hated his crying baby sister. He was, as his mildly exasperated mother put it, in a thorough sulk.

He was also a twelve-year-old boy who was moving to a completely new town, where he knew absolutely no one except for his grandmother, uncle, aunt, and cousins. No friends, no schoolmates, no nice man at the ice cream shop who always gave him an extra scoop. No nothing.( Read more... )