Thursday: Death

[meteorfire]

Good morning, everyone! Today’s Thursday, and it’s meteorfire here with the theme of the day. It’s been wonderful hosting for you guys!

Today’s theme is one of my favorites in fiction, to be honest. I guess that makes me sort of a morbid person. Anyways, the new theme is Death! Anything related to death goes. Funerals, character death, death AS a character,

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[meteorfire]

The Avengers, Steve, It didn’t hit him until later that most of the people he once knew are dead.

Don't Be Late, PG

[restlessme]

First time writing anything Avengers-related, hope you enjoy!

It's finally when he has the time to breathe that he remembers.
Perhaps it's the time he sees a woman walking down the street, thick hair curled down her back wearing a dress so red it blinds him for a moment.

Don't you dare be late. Understood?
He walks to the club on feet heavier than lead just to hope that maybe...just maybe miracles happen when so much terrible exists as well. He isn't sure how he's supposed to feel when he sees a cheap liquor store in it's place, but fire coils deep in his gut.

He breaks through ten punching bags that evening, cries hot tears into his pillow (he's a child being bullied again and Bucky slaps him on the shoulder with a laugh).

Re: Don't Be Late, PG

[meteorfire]

Aww, poor Steve. Thanks!

Re: Don't Be Late, PG

[natural_blue_26]

Perhaps it's the time he sees a woman walking down the street, thick hair curled down her back wearing a dress so red it blinds him for a moment.

Don't you dare be late. Understood?

*tears*

[meteorfire]

The Avengers, Tony/Steve, Something happens to Tony’s reactor and the replacement isn’t found in time

[meteorfire]

Discworld/The Great Mouse Detective, Death of Rats & Ratigan, Death of Rats is sent to reap Ratigan after his death and Ratigan refuses to go quietly

Fill

[poestheblackcat]

Padraic Ratigan looks down at the corpse by his feet. His translucent feet. He takes another look at the body and hmms. "I'm a ghost now, am I?" he muses. "Oh, the havoc I will be able to wreak on the poor unsuspecting countrymice of Britain, nay the world! And that dratted Basil will be unable to stop me!"

"SQUEAK," says someone behind him.

He turns around.

"SQUEAK," says Death of Rats again.

The angry exclamation is several moments in building, but once there is enough momentum behind it, it erupts out of the mastermind. "I am not a rat!" Death of Rats heaves a sigh as dry as bone. "SQUEAK SQUEAK-SQUEAK SQUEAK," he says

Re: Fill

[meteorfire]

That is...okay, that is awesome. I completely forgot about Ratigan's denial of his species, and I like that you included that. :)

Thanks for writing this!

Re: Fill

[poestheblackcat]

Confession: I saw the movie once a long time ago, and only vaguely remembered the characters/situation. I actually had to go Wiki it in order to fill the awesome prompt. Because Death of Rats and Ratigan? Dude, how could I not write that?

Glad you liked!

[meteorfire]

Sherlock BBC, John & any, his leg wasn’t as psychosomatic as anyone thought it was and that is a fatal mistake

Re: Fill, 2/2, Slings and Arrows

[meteorfire]

I don't know where to start with this, it's just...wow.

I love how you've organized this story, for one. That was one of the things that really stood out for me: the shift of POVs from Anderson to Mrs. Hudson to Rachel to Sherlock and Mycroft to Rachel to Mrs. Hudson to Anderson. I especially liked the portrayal of Anderson here, most notably in the last scene.

And poor Sherlock, I just want to hug him to pieces. It only makes sense that he changes into a much less happier man without John, which is just so painful yet true to the character.

Thank you so much for writing this.

[xenoamorist]

Supernatural/Discworld; Death + Death; a chance encounter