FIC: THE TOWER (Mythklok, Chapter 9)

[tikistitch]

Title: The Tower (Mythklok, Chapter 9)
Author: tikistitch
Rating: PG-13
Summary: In which things get dark and edgy. Also, Prequel!Sariel starts running with a bad crowd.
Warnings: Slash, non-con, AU, F-words, OCs, smoking.
Notes: Notes after the jump

Comments

[zsomeone]

YOU GOT ME WITH THE DREAM.
I thought you'd gotten tired of writing it and it was over!

Momentary panic aside, it's nice to get more backstory. And Charles is slowly (or not so slowly) unraveling, which is scary.

[tikistitch]

No, it's not over 'til the chapter with the Valkyries singing. :D

Well, remember, and I was sort of trying to put this in the story, Prequel!Sariel is kind of off on his own, but present day Charles now has this cast of weird characters who are worried about him. So, I think he'll be OK. But, we'll see.

Re: "That’s kinda fucked up, huh?"

[tikistitch]

Oh, I'm glad, I was really worried this bit would totally alienate the three people who are still reading. :D This was a part of the story I've been thinking about since I started writing Raziel and Wotan. In the real myth, as you probably know, Odin is supposed to die in the Ragnarok.

And, as I said above, Charles now has Nathan and this big, weird dysfunctional family kind of watching out for him.

I still haven't seen Constantine - read the comic for years and years, so I don't wanna be disappointed!

Re: “That’s fucking cool.”

[tikistitch]

Oh, I know, I just feel bad, like I need to go around and give everybody a giant Toki hug or something.

I'm not exactly sure where the dream imagery came from. I have a feeling I've seen a story somewhere before about a character who gets sad and starts killing everything, but I can't remember where- if it was a comic book or a movie or a myth or a weird movie I saw at 3 am or what....

Re: “That’s fucking cool.”

[tikistitch]

Oh, I love Mononoke!! Yeah, you're talking about the bit where that ecology god, or whatever it's supposed to be, is walking around creating stuff it steps on, right? Man, that's a mind-blowing sequence. I had totally forgotten about that.

[sike_saner]

Nathan punched an angel. I actually, honestly have a legitimate reason to say that. X3

It'd be great if Charles really could change his hair color to anything at all. Imagine him with bubblegum pink hair or something.

The napkins were awesome. :D Toki's little bear drawing, the epic misspelling of Charles's name, the cute, tiny Knubbler-script... just awesome, all of it.

And I want that coffee mug.

[tikistitch]

Nathan, IS THERE NO END TO YOUR AWESOME?

No, there is not.

I hold out hope that it will be revealed that Canon!Charles went through a punk phase, and we will see images of him with Regrettable 80s Hair.

Oh, and I hope to have a bit more Knubbler around soon. As he is awesome too.

I ACTUALLY HAVE THAT COFFEE MUG! Warren Ellis had it in his cafe press store for a while. I think it may have been limited though.

[sike_saner]

Hee hee. I have that exact same hope re: Charles. :D

And Knubbler = love. The world could always use more.

WHERE'S MY FUCKING COFFEE?

[tikistitch]

Here ya go:

http://www.cafepress.co.uk/electrophonic/7040961

[nugatorytm]

I think Nathan hit it on the head when he said that Sariel is a whole different dude than Charles. Sariel is an asshole, but Charles is Nathan's friend. Charles may deny it, but deep down he knows differently.

[tikistitch]

Yeah, I sort of have this concept that angels are really kinda messed up, but living among humans (or earth beings, I guess, in Raziel's case) can redeem them in some ways. But I think Charles' Sariel side needs to process some stuff, and he's more of a "let's block out all that annoying emotional stuff" kinda guy.