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Project: AC Syndicate daemon AU
Rating: G
previously (1/?)
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Characters: Jacob Frye
Word Count: 133Rating: G
previously (1/?)
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been brainstorming a daemon au with someone on tumblr, writing these little background scenes for the setting and world building
Project: AC Syndicate daemon AU
Rating: G
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Project: AC Syndicate daemon AU
Characters: The Fryes (Ethan, Evie, Jacob)
Word Count: 204Rating: G
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A/N Jan 2019: Whoops sorry, couldn't avoid it anymore; OC gets a name and I apologize for that, I assume some won't be a fan of the choice. But damn I loved writing this chapter. Got me out of a real emotional slump to be honest. I know it doesn't directly follow the last chapter (there are a few days in between), but I wanted to write it so I did and then I wanted to share it so... I did.
Series Title: first impressions
Chapter: 3/?
Chapter Title: mad and maddening
Pairing: Jacob Frye/Reader OC
Word count: 4907
Rating: T
Story summary: You’d never found violence particularly attractive. But you had to admit… it looked good on him.
start here (brute pt 1), previously (notorious)
He was waiting for you as you entered your mistress’s room. Grinning. “Lizzie.”
You froze for just a moment before quickly stepping in and closing the door behind you, frowning. You tried to keep your voice even, if edged with wariness, a plethora of thoughts suddenly buzzing in your head. “...Mr. Frye.” Why was he here? How did he know your name? What was he-- oh god -- Your heart leapt to your throat with a rush of anxiety, eyes widening before you glared. “You could’ve been caught,” you hissed, stepping forward, glancing around the room as if you might spot something amiss. “I could’ve been anyone!”
How dare he laugh like that. “No you couldn’t have.”
( Read more... )A/N Jan 2019: This was written considering the alternative POV presented in meek.
A/N: Oh god this fic is all over the place. Not the story, just the process. Posting everything in second person on AO3 and third person on FFnet. All over the place. Always looking for comments, reviews, reactions, thoughts, feedback. After writing the first chapter of this I ended up continuing it, and have had a good time naming each chapter based on... well, y'know, first impressions; the label one protag places on another based on the events of the chapter. I named the series first and then decided on the chapter naming method, but I like it. Anyway...
Series Title: first impressions
Chapter: 2/?
Chapter Title: notorious
Pairing: Jacob Frye/Reader OC
Word count: 3654
Rating: T
Story summary: You’d never found violence particularly attractive. But you had to admit… it looked good on him.
start here (brute pt 1), previously (brute pt 2), next (mad and maddening)
“Not saying you want trouble, are you?”
( Read more... )[AC Syndicate] meek (Jacob x OC) 1/1*
Jan. 3rd, 2019 05:05 pmA/N Jan 2019: I really liked writing brute but had a more specific version of the main character in mind. You can find a third person (instead of second person) version of brute over on my FFnet page. Should I change the original on AO3 to be in third person, for the sake of continuity within a series? Let me know.
Also... I unabashedly borrowed the concept of supernatural modesty from His Dark Materials (the witches and how they achieve invisibility).
Title: meek
Chapter: 1/1
Pairing: Jacob Frye x OC
Word count: 2478
Rating: PG, maybe T for referenced violence but not really
Summary: Once more he relied on something besides his eyes, letting his Assassin senses pick out the figure before him. Shifting. Flickering. Fading and cutting in and out of the air itself: fascinating for how forcefully uninteresting it wanted to be. [*A reverse POV version of brute with a specified OC.]
He’d always assumed Evie was the only one who could do that. How, he wasn’t quite sure, but he wasn’t entirely concerned with it either; it was that same instinct he had - that George had, that their father had had. It was part of being an Assassin. Jacob had an innate ability to aim under pressure, his sister could just… disappear. He’d never seen anyone else do anything like it. Or not-seen it, as the case may be.
The first time he saw her do it, he wasn’t even entirely sure that that was what was happening.
( Read more... )[AC Syndicate] Jacob x Reader fic pt 2
Dec. 14th, 2018 12:43 amA/N Dec 2018: Anyway, here’s the rest of what I’ve got so far on the Jacob/Reader ficlet. This probably won’t be the last of it, but it does wrap up cleanly for something resembling a chapter. And I’m happy with it, so I figured I’d share. ^^ Also, have I mentioned how much I love this art by @kingsdarga? Because it may have contributed to my enjoyment writing this. Cross-posted on Tumblr.
Title: N/A (in other words, I have no clue)
Chapter: 2/?
Pairing: Jacob Frye x Reader
Word count: 3356
Rating: T for canon-typical violence
Summary: You’d never found violence particularly attractive. But you had to admit… it looked good on him. [fight club!Jacob]
start here (1/?)
Previously: And that was how you ended up, about 75% willing and 80% tipsy, giggling arm in arm with Emma as the three of you made your way to the foundry. You held her arm a bit too tight, eyes a bit too wide, skin jittering as alcohol twisted your fear to adrenaline. William knew a fellow, supposedly, who fought regularly in the ring at this particular fight club, and he promised it was a sight to behold. He’d laughed, claiming your eyes had gone the size of saucers upon hearing of the primary draw of such events: last man standing.
It was grotesque in a sort of fascinating way, where you didn’t want to watch and yet you couldn’t look away. It was disgusting, and so often brutish, but god there was something exhilarating about it.
( Read more... )[AC Syndicate] Jacob x Reader fic pt 1
Dec. 13th, 2018 03:22 amA/N Dec 2018: Welcome to the first part of my first reader-insert fic (oh god just tell me if I should switch it to third, that’s very doable, this is all new to me). Never written second person before, never written for the AC Syndicate fandom (or the AC fandom at large) before. So... righto then. Enjoy some (not quite, but soon to be) Jacob/Reader fic. Cross-posted on Tumblr.
Title: N/A (in other words, I have no clue)
Chapter: 1/?
Pairing: Jacob Frye x Reader
Word count: 2153
Rating: PG -- a bit of bad language, but nothing more
Summary: You’d never found violence particularly attractive. But you had to admit… it looked good on him. [mostly applies to the second part, with this being the events leading up to it]
next part (2/?)
You understood the appeal, of course. This day and age? With gangs constantly battling for territory, fights breaking out all over the city, and a frankly alarming amount of dead bodies being stumbled over in the streets? It was no wonder you’d been advised by more than one friend to find some strapping young lad to protect you. You weren’t particularly fond of the implication that you couldn’t protect yourself, but then again, your usual tactic was to run and/or hide and pray to god that no one found you interesting enough to target.
( Read more... )A/N Nov 2018: So. Chapter 6 (7 on AO3) is going to have a lot of technical stuff. I’m a sucker for the imagery of magic control so... it may be wordy and potentially clunky... Though that’s mostly 6-2. A little in this section too, though, so if you’ve got feedback on if/how to clean it up and make it more concise, lemme know. Always looking for comments. ^^ Elsewhere: AO3, FFnet, ko-fi (for 6-2 preview).
Story Title: Iron & Gold
Chapter Title: 6 (as of yet untitled)
Chapter Part: 1/?
Story Part: 18/?
Pairing: Emily/Outsider (emsider)
Word count: 1798
Rating: T
Summary: Ever since she was a child Emily had been cautioned: beware the fae. She’d heard the typical warnings – faerie rings, wishing wells, mysterious lights in the darkness. But they were just cautionary tales... [A Dishonored fae AU]
start here (prelude), previously (5-3), next part (6-2)
“The key to resisting enchantment is an unwavering surety in one’s own self.”
They’d paused mid-afternoon by a stream Emily had never been aware of before. Then again, they’d been traveling far from any path she’d known, the forest parting to let them pass. While she’d taken a moment to rest, the Outsider had slipped silently into the trees, melting down to shadow again, and returned a few minutes later with an update about the witches’ progress in their search. Satisfied that they had a substantial lead, with the witches searching west instead of east, he’d initiated her first lesson.
“Doubt is both necessary and disastrous. You cannot doubt the tenets of your will, but you must doubt what you are being asked to do.”
( Read more... )A/N Nov 2018: The faeU continues! Always looking for feedback here or over on AO3 (as Iron and Gold). For more of my work check out my AO3, FFnet, and if you’d like a preview of 6-1 you can find it over on my ko-fi.
Story Title: Iron & Gold
Chapter Title: 5 (I can't fuckin title stuff to save my life)
Chapter Part: 3/3
Story Part: 17/?
Pairing: Emily/Outsider (emsider)
Word count: 1381
Rating: T
Summary: Ever since she was a child Emily had been cautioned: beware the fae. She’d heard the typical warnings – faerie rings, wishing wells, mysterious lights in the darkness. But they were just cautionary tales... [A Dishonored fae AU]
start here (prelude), previously (5-2), next part (6-1)
The further they moved into the forest, the thicker the canopy became, the woods growing dark around them. “When they-” Emily choked off. “...When I was in the palace…” She tried to find the right words to express what she’d observed among the ranks of the witches. “...She’s working with the fae,” she managed finally.
“Not all of them.”
She rolled her eyes. Well obviously not all of them.
( Read more... )A/N Nov 2018: This fae au just keeps growing, I guess. If you’re enjoying it I’d love to see some love for it over on AO3 where it’s going up under the title Iron and Gold. Elsewhere: AO3, FFnet, and the next preview on ko-fi.
Story Title: Iron & Gold
Chapter Title: 5 (I can't fuckin title stuff to save my life)
Chapter Part: 2/3
Story Part: 16/?
Pairing: Emily/Outsider (emsider)
Word count: 2179
Rating: T
Summary: Ever since she was a child Emily had been cautioned: beware the fae. She’d heard the typical warnings – faerie rings, wishing wells, mysterious lights in the darkness. But they were just cautionary tales... [A Dishonored fae AU]
start here (prelude), previously (5-1), next part (5-3)
They went about their business separately, silently, and Emily realized they were getting a much later start than she’d expected. When she’d tucked in for the night she thought she would be lucky to get a few hours of sleep and wake at dawn, but by the time they mounted up it was nearly noon. The realization hit her with a quick jolt of panic as they worked their way deeper into the woods, the horses seemingly briefed on their route beforehand, and she chided herself for not thinking of it sooner. Then again, she’d never been on the run before. If she’d been in Delilah’s place there would’ve been scouts out all night with dogs, seeking out the escaped captive. By noon the next day they would’ve searched well past the point in the forest where the queen now rode.
( Read more... )A/N Nov 2018: Just another quick reminder that this is a WIP in the truest sense of the word. I am by no means an expert on... well, anything. So some bits and pieces are lacking in research, and I may one day (one distant day) go through and edit for accuracy. Only letting you know this because in case you notice stuff like 'huh that's a bit weird' about things I have no idea about, I can assure you that I am probably wrong and one day I'll figure that out (hopefully).
A/N Nov 2018: In case you missed it, this whole project is being posted un-serialized (in full chapters) over on AO3 under the title Iron and Gold. But it takes me longer to write full chapters than the little sections, and I like sharing the bits I am done with. If you want to check out my other work: AO3, FFnet, and a preview for the next section on ko-fi.
Story Title: Iron & Gold
Chapter Title: 5 (I can't fuckin title stuff to save my life)
Chapter Part: 1/3
Story Part: 15/?
Pairing: Emily/Outsider (emsider)
Word count: 1937
Rating: T
Summary: Ever since she was a child Emily had been cautioned: beware the fae. She’d heard the typical warnings – faerie rings, wishing wells, mysterious lights in the darkness. But they were just cautionary tales... [A Dishonored fae AU]
start here (prelude), previously (4-3), next part (5-2)
Emily woke to aching limbs, a burn in her chest and throat, and a gnawing hollowness in her stomach that nauseated her the second she tried to move. She barely got her chest over the crest of the log she slept beside before she was sick. If Delilah truly was draining her, she didn’t find it hard to believe. Hands splayed and trembling she let her chin rest on the mossy bark, eyes closed but leaking tears for all her exertion. If she’d had the energy, she might be embarrassed at her retching, but she simply didn’t.
( Read more... )A/N Nov 2018: Oh wow. I guess I’m all caught up posting the faeU. Working on 5-1/5-2 now, posting the whole project (in full chapters) over on AO3, as well... but in case anyone is trying to keep up with things, I thought I’d keep sharing. This section contains something akin to a panic attack, and a bit of distorted thought processes and teensy bit of comforting around trauma. Reader discretion is advised. Also; shifter! AO3, FFnet, and over on ko-fi, there’s a bit of 5-1.
Story Title: Iron & Gold
Chapter Title: Flight
Chapter Part: 3/3
Story Part: 14/?
Pairing: Emily/Outsider (emsider)
Word count: 1885
Rating: T maybe M
Summary: Ever since she was a child Emily had been cautioned: beware the fae. She’d heard the typical warnings – faerie rings, wishing wells, mysterious lights in the darkness. But they were just cautionary tales... [A Dishonored fae AU]
start here (prelude), previously (4-2), next part (5-1)
Her supplies weren’t exactly ideal, grabbed rather hastily in her escape, but Emily made do. She could focus on future plans in the morning - where she was going, how she’d feed herself, defend herself. Morning was only a few hours away, if she woke at the crack of dawn. She needed rest and she needed to stay warm as autumn shifted to its second half. With the dry chill in the air she hadn’t bothered using her quickly waning energy for building a full shelter, instead setting up a makeshift bedroll between log and fire, where she now lay staring at the leaves that blocked her view of the sky.
( Read more... )A/N Nov 2018: A bit more of the fae AU. I feel like I should be tagging this for something to do with trauma, but I’m not sure how... If anyone has a suggestion on how to tag, lemme know. Elsewhere: my stuff on AO3, FFnet, and a preview of 4-3 over on ko-fi, though it is quite short. 4-3 is a bit emotional.
Story Title: Iron & Gold
Chapter Title: Flight
Chapter Part: 2/3
Story Part: 13/?
Pairing: Emily/Outsider (emsider)
Word count: 2681
Rating: T maybe M
Summary: Ever since she was a child Emily had been cautioned: beware the fae. She’d heard the typical warnings – faerie rings, wishing wells, mysterious lights in the darkness. But they were just cautionary tales... [A Dishonored fae AU]
start here (prelude), previously (4-1), next part (4-3)
Next time - if there ever was a next time - she had a plan. Human blood had salt. She may not always have a weapon, but if they were trying to feed her she had her teeth. She’d bite herself, rip her lips or tongue open if she had to, counteract any attempt to wrest her agency away. She would never be made so mindless. Never again.
Emily balanced a knife - a new one, one taken from the barracks along with sword, crossbow, and longbow - on her finger, testing her own reflexes. She couldn’t keep it upright for long, her limbs still shaky, but the blade thudded into the dirt instead of her foot.
( Read more... )A/N Nov 2018: A heads up for some self-blame and anxiety this chapter. Just a content warning.
A/N Oct 2018: So many tropes that I adore. People being decent to others who are under the influence is one of them. If you want to read some of my actual posted stuff: AO3, FFnet, and if you’re curious about a ko-fi preview of 4-2.
Story Title: Iron & Gold
Chapter Title: Flight
Chapter Part: 1/3
Story Part: 12/?
Pairing: Emily/Outsider (emsider)
Word count: 1750
Rating: T maybe M
Summary: Ever since she was a child Emily had been cautioned: beware the fae. She’d heard the typical warnings – faerie rings, wishing wells, mysterious lights in the darkness. But they were just cautionary tales... [A Dishonored fae AU]
start here (prelude), previously (3-3), next part (4-2)
She was hungry. She felt so empty without the taste of sunshine that had filled her with such joy, such warmth - such complete delirious contentment. She’d tried to clean it all off of her, slurping at the fabric of her dress, licking her fingers raw, but there was nothing left. But she’d been told to wait. That if she waited there would be more. So she did.
( Read more... )A/N Oct 2018: Idk why I love writing the creepiness of loss of agency, but I do. (Actually, I have theorized on this and may actually have some ideas why, but it doesn’t cover it all.) So here’s the aftermath of faerie fruit. Elsewhere: AO3, FFnet, ko-fi preview.
Story Title: Iron & Gold
Chapter Title: The Usurper
Chapter Part: 3/3
Story Part: 11/?
Pairing: Emily/Outsider (emsider)
Word count: 885
Rating: T maybe M
Summary: Ever since she was a child Emily had been cautioned: beware the fae. She’d heard the typical warnings – faerie rings, wishing wells, mysterious lights in the darkness. But they were just cautionary tales... [A Dishonored fae AU]
start here (prelude), previously (3-2), next part (4-1)
There was no reason to suspect the stories to be false, but she didn’t realize just how true they would be. The flavor coated her tongue and slipped down her throat and made her mouth water for more immediately. Nothing could compare. The most perfectly ripened apple, peach, plum - any berry, any fruit at all - any anything paled in comparison. Warmth radiated through her, all her sickness forgotten, and pure shimmering joy - lazy sunny summer afternoons and autumn nights hearthside - sank deep into her bones. It was captivating. Absolutely enchanting--
The thought made her lurch with a stifled giggle. Because she was. Enchanted, that was. And it was positively fantastic.
( Read more... )A/N Oct 2018: The continuation of the faeU! In which we meet Delilah. Elsewhere: my AO3, FFnet, ko-fi preview for 3-3.
Story Title: Iron & Gold
Chapter Title: The Usurper
Chapter Part: 2/3
Story Part: 10/?
Pairing: Emily/Outsider (emsider)
Word count: 2333
Rating: T maybe M
Summary: Ever since she was a child Emily had been cautioned: beware the fae. She’d heard the typical warnings – faerie rings, wishing wells, mysterious lights in the darkness. But they were just cautionary tales... [A Dishonored fae AU]
start here (prelude), previously (3-1), next part (3-3)
Emily felt her head pounding and breath shallow even as she held her head high, irritated but not altogether ungrateful for the unyielding holds of the women who guided her back to the royal palace. Her legs were trembling. Had she been asked to walk on her own, she wasn’t sure she’d be able to stay as composed.
( Read more... )A/N Oct 2018: More of the faeU: and now things go wrong. If you’d like: my AO3, FFnet, and the ko-fi preview for 3-2.
Story Title: Iron & Gold
Chapter Title: The Usurper
Chapter Part: 1/3
Story Part: 9/?
Pairing: Emily/Outsider (emsider)
Word count: 2834
Rating: T
Summary: Ever since she was a child Emily had been cautioned: beware the fae. She’d heard the typical warnings – faerie rings, wishing wells, mysterious lights in the darkness. But they were just cautionary tales... [A Dishonored fae AU]
start here (prelude), previously (2-4), next part (3-2)
It was… overwhelming. Everything seemed sharper, brighter, more colorful even in the cool light of the moon. How Emily had stepped from the edge of the forest straight back into the maze she couldn’t quite know, but she no longer had any difficulty believing it. A small smile played at the edge of her lips as the traced awed hands over the hedge rows, seeing the smallest sparks of light where she never would have imagined seeing things before. Even as the moonlight covered everything in blue, every leaf was greener than she’d ever seen it, every bloom more vibrant.
( Read more... )A/N Oct 2018: Elsewhere: AO3, FFnet, and the preview on ko-fi for the next section. It seems that the “2″ section of the fae au is a bit more segmented than 1. But - of course - I’m a sucker for drawing out anything before a kiss. Speaking of kisses...
Story Title: Iron & Gold
Chapter Title: An Offer
Chapter Part: 4/4
Story Part: 8/?
Pairing: Emily/Outsider (emsider)
Word count: 1673
Rating: T
Summary: Ever since she was a child Emily had been cautioned: beware the fae. She’d heard the typical warnings – faerie rings, wishing wells, mysterious lights in the darkness. But they were just cautionary tales... [A Dishonored fae AU]
start here (prelude), previously (2-3), next part (3-1)
Emily didn’t notice it at first. She assumed the leaves that brushed her slippered feet were just more of the forest floor, overgrown with roots and weeds as it was. It was only when she tried to move toward him that she realized her feet were tangled in ivy. She blinked at them in confusion, and saw them continuing a slow weaving pattern, trapping her there. Startled, she looked to the faerie. “Did you-” She fell silent as he rested his finger on her lips. Not a single word came to her tongue as she watched in dawning awe at the subtle changes taking place.
( Read more... )A/N Oct 2018: One of my favorite bits is in this section of the fae au. ^^ If you’re interested, here’s my AO3 and FFnet, and here’s a preview on ko-fi for the next section. Always hoping for comments, reblogs, likes :3
Story Title: Iron & Gold
Chapter Title: An Offer
Chapter Part: 3/4
Story Part: 7/?
Pairing: Emily/Outsider (emsider)
Word count: 1467
Rating: T
Summary: Ever since she was a child Emily had been cautioned: beware the fae. She’d heard the typical warnings – faerie rings, wishing wells, mysterious lights in the darkness. But they were just cautionary tales... [A Dishonored fae AU]
start here (prelude), previously (2-2), next part (2-4)
“...A kiss?” It was too simple, too easy. And such an undeniably fae price. Yet still, Emily wasn’t sure it was something she’d want to give up. Because it would be, as he pointed out-
“Your first kiss.”
( Read more... )A/N Oct 2018: Here comes some more of the fae au! My AO3 and FFnet and a preview on ko-fi for 2-3. Comments, likes, and reblogs are all massively appreciated!
Story Title: Iron & Gold
Chapter Title: An Offer
Chapter Part: 2/4
Story Part: 6/?
Pairing: Emily/Outsider (emsider)
Word count: 1491
Rating: PG (higher rating later chapters)
Summary: Ever since she was a child Emily had been cautioned: beware the fae. She’d heard the typical warnings – faerie rings, wishing wells, mysterious lights in the darkness. But they were just cautionary tales... [A Dishonored fae AU]
start here (prelude), previously (2-1), next part (2-3)
He never spoke, she observed distantly as they walked just slightly faster than meandering, her escort seeming to know exactly where he was going. His face was expressive, smile small and disconcertingly polite, but he made no attempt to speak a word. She couldn’t drag her eyes away from him. The moon turned his hair a rich blue black even as it bleached every creamy fold and glittering flower of her dress white. Her breath was calmer than it probably should have been, watching how his fingers just barely supported her hand, a delicate whisper of skin on skin that felt effervescent.
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