fic: the boatman, crossed by death (dishonored, gen)
The Boatman, Crossed by Death
Dishonored || R (violence) || The Outsider, Samuel, Corvo || ~7,500 words
"I know all the stories. I know all the beginnings, and all the endings. But it's the telling of them that changes, and Samuel knows far more than he thinks he does."
...
"In the beginning was the Void - "
"But what made the Void?"
"Emily," Corvo murmurs at the same time Samuel says, "Beggin' your pardon, Your Majesty, but that's the kind of question best left to people more learned than I."
"Go ahead, Samuel," prompts Callista.
[AO3]
Dishonored || R (violence) || The Outsider, Samuel, Corvo || ~7,500 words
"I know all the stories. I know all the beginnings, and all the endings. But it's the telling of them that changes, and Samuel knows far more than he thinks he does."
- warnings for human sacrifice, descriptions of slavery, and the aftermath of torture
- iambickilometer's belated birthday gift, woot
- for your edification, my rambling on why I wrote the myth bits the way I did
...
"In the beginning was the Void - "
"But what made the Void?"
"Emily," Corvo murmurs at the same time Samuel says, "Beggin' your pardon, Your Majesty, but that's the kind of question best left to people more learned than I."
"Go ahead, Samuel," prompts Callista.
[AO3]