Commentfics (Animorphs, Supernatural, Harry Potter, mythology)
Title: Three Of A Kind
Fandom: Animorphs
Characters: Rachel, Jordan, Sara
Rating: PG
Prompt: Counterparts: Animorphs, Rachel & Jordan & Sara, when they were very young their Dad used to joking call them 'Three Of A Kind'; that's not so true anymore
At thirteen, Rachel takes a shortcut home and never comes out. She goes bloody and hard and vicious, and doesn't sleep, only fights.
At thirteen, Jordan watches her family fall apart. Mom shouts, Sara cries, and Rachel lies. At night she's very quiet, and hides under the covers.
At thirteen, Sara is alone. She works hard and forgets to cry, and at night she dreams of the way things used to be.
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Fandom: Supernatural
Characters: Castiel
Spoilers: s6 finale & s7 premiere
Rating: PG
Prompt: 56 words: Author’s choice, author’s choice, we are the generation born without gods
He spreads his arms wide. "We are the Fatherless generation, brothers. We all know He has abandoned us. Michael is gone. Raphael is dead." There's a stir in the crowd. "Allow me to be your new God, brothers. I am here. I will not leave."
They mutter amongst themselves. They say no. He kills them all.
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Title: In Another World
Fandom: Supernatural
Characters: wee!chesters, Bobby
Rating: PG
Prompt: Supernatural, Bobby, wee!chesters, John never comes back for them
When Sammy goes over to his friends' houses, he's always surprised at how clean they are. All the books are on the shelves, all the bottles hidden away. There are never any guns or knives or vials of holy water. The silver is only for eating. When he asks why they aren't worried about monsters coming to eat them they say, "Monsters aren't real, silly."
"Don't tell anyone about the monsters, Sammy," Uncle Bobby says that night. (Sammy is back before dark, like always.) "They don't know what's out there."
Dean ducks in the door and tries not to look guilty. "You're supposed to be back before dark," Sammy says.
"I can take care of myself."
"You can take care of your homework," Uncle Bobby tells him. "You can be the biggest idjit hunter the world's ever seen when you're older, but you ain't failin' middle school on my watch."
"Aw, Uncle Bobby. Can't I go out back and work on the Bronco instead?"
"You've taken that truck apart a hundred times and put it back together two. You ever meet a manticore you're gonna wish you spent more time on Greek history. Now shove."
-
When Sam says he wants to go to college, no one's surprised. Bobby says, "Long as I ain't payin' for it." Dean just scowls and goes back to cleaning his gun. Sam promises to keep in touch, and does.
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Title: The Carriage Held But Just Ourselves
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Harry, Neville
Spoilers: DH
Rating: PG-13
Prompt: Death: Harry Potter, Harry, He chose to stay dead.
He's allowed to watch as the battle rages on without him. He drifts, untouched, through the ruins of Hogwarts, kneeling to close the eyes of the dead, whispering warnings and spells on the wind to those still fighting. The battle lasts for another ten hours, until both sides are reeling with exhaustion. Even during the brief respite allowed by the Dark Lord himself, the Order soldiers on, tending to the wounded and carrying in the dead.
In the end, the battle is won without the help of the Chosen One.
It's Neville who does it, rallying the last shattered remnants of Dumbledore's Army around him. Bloody and tired, they muster the last of their strength and charge, unleashing a last-ditch effort of various hexes, jinxes, and shield charms. Afterwards, Neville will not remember leaping through the carnage and putting his wand to Voldemort's heart. The words begin to form on his lips.
"Do it," Harry urges, begging, wanting only to end it so he doesn't have to watch anymore. No one hears.
Neville Longbottom will remember saying, "You're not worth it." He takes out the sword of Gryffindor, and kills the final Heir of Slytherin.
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Title: Exceptions
Fandom: Supernatural
Characters: Jo
Rating: PG-13
Prompt: Death: Any, any, last night she'd picked up the gun and she hadn't thought twice about squeezing that trigger
There's blood on the floor.
She thinks she should probably mop it up, before customers start showing up for an early drink. She wonders if it's still human blood.
She drags the body out back, into the cold gray dawn, and marvels at the blood it trails behind. Does it count, she wonders, on the karmic notches in the hilt of her soul? Thou shalt not kill, but kill what? Does it count as murder if the person isn't human when you murder it?
By the time the body is six foot under, the sun's peeking over the roof, glaring at her (I know what you did) and she goes back inside. The gun is on the floor where she dropped it. She skirts around it. Last night she'd picked up that gun and she hadn't thought twice about squeezing the trigger. There was only one silver bullet in it anyway. Russian Roulette with a twist.
She laughs, short and wild, and goes to clean up the floor.
At sixteen years old, Joanna Beth Harvelle has made her first kill. It doesn't bother her at all.
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Title: Black Surprise
Fandom: Animorphs
Characters: team
Spoilers: #54
Rating: PG
Prompt: Death: Any, any, death came softly
They never saw it coming.
Somehow, through all the fighting and the blood and the tactics and the justkeepgoing, it was decided that they were all going to make it through this, dammit, we've gotten this far and we're not going one man down now.
(They were wrong.)
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Title: To Cry Wolf
Fandom: Roman mythology
Characters: Pluto, Romulus, Remus
Rating: PG
Prompt: Death: Any Various, Death, He feels that taking brothers is a somber occasion; he is always humbled by a man's devotion to his brother, even unto death
"No," the first brother whispers, his crimson sword abandoned in the grass. "Remus, no, I didn't mean it -- wake up; we'll rebuild at Aventine, like you wanted -- just wake up!"
Pluto lifts the second brother from his body and releases him to the wind, but Aeolus holds his breath and the soul lingers. "It was my fault," he tells his brother, unheard. "I'm sorry, Romulus. Name her Roma." Mercury comes to guide the second brother to the River Styx, and the first brother remains, unheeded.
Far away from the Seven Hills, a wolf keens.
Fandom: Animorphs
Characters: Rachel, Jordan, Sara
Rating: PG
Prompt: Counterparts: Animorphs, Rachel & Jordan & Sara, when they were very young their Dad used to joking call them 'Three Of A Kind'; that's not so true anymore
At thirteen, Rachel takes a shortcut home and never comes out. She goes bloody and hard and vicious, and doesn't sleep, only fights.
At thirteen, Jordan watches her family fall apart. Mom shouts, Sara cries, and Rachel lies. At night she's very quiet, and hides under the covers.
At thirteen, Sara is alone. She works hard and forgets to cry, and at night she dreams of the way things used to be.
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Fandom: Supernatural
Characters: Castiel
Spoilers: s6 finale & s7 premiere
Rating: PG
Prompt: 56 words: Author’s choice, author’s choice, we are the generation born without gods
He spreads his arms wide. "We are the Fatherless generation, brothers. We all know He has abandoned us. Michael is gone. Raphael is dead." There's a stir in the crowd. "Allow me to be your new God, brothers. I am here. I will not leave."
They mutter amongst themselves. They say no. He kills them all.
*
Title: In Another World
Fandom: Supernatural
Characters: wee!chesters, Bobby
Rating: PG
Prompt: Supernatural, Bobby, wee!chesters, John never comes back for them
When Sammy goes over to his friends' houses, he's always surprised at how clean they are. All the books are on the shelves, all the bottles hidden away. There are never any guns or knives or vials of holy water. The silver is only for eating. When he asks why they aren't worried about monsters coming to eat them they say, "Monsters aren't real, silly."
"Don't tell anyone about the monsters, Sammy," Uncle Bobby says that night. (Sammy is back before dark, like always.) "They don't know what's out there."
Dean ducks in the door and tries not to look guilty. "You're supposed to be back before dark," Sammy says.
"I can take care of myself."
"You can take care of your homework," Uncle Bobby tells him. "You can be the biggest idjit hunter the world's ever seen when you're older, but you ain't failin' middle school on my watch."
"Aw, Uncle Bobby. Can't I go out back and work on the Bronco instead?"
"You've taken that truck apart a hundred times and put it back together two. You ever meet a manticore you're gonna wish you spent more time on Greek history. Now shove."
-
When Sam says he wants to go to college, no one's surprised. Bobby says, "Long as I ain't payin' for it." Dean just scowls and goes back to cleaning his gun. Sam promises to keep in touch, and does.
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Title: The Carriage Held But Just Ourselves
Fandom: Harry Potter
Characters: Harry, Neville
Spoilers: DH
Rating: PG-13
Prompt: Death: Harry Potter, Harry, He chose to stay dead.
He's allowed to watch as the battle rages on without him. He drifts, untouched, through the ruins of Hogwarts, kneeling to close the eyes of the dead, whispering warnings and spells on the wind to those still fighting. The battle lasts for another ten hours, until both sides are reeling with exhaustion. Even during the brief respite allowed by the Dark Lord himself, the Order soldiers on, tending to the wounded and carrying in the dead.
In the end, the battle is won without the help of the Chosen One.
It's Neville who does it, rallying the last shattered remnants of Dumbledore's Army around him. Bloody and tired, they muster the last of their strength and charge, unleashing a last-ditch effort of various hexes, jinxes, and shield charms. Afterwards, Neville will not remember leaping through the carnage and putting his wand to Voldemort's heart. The words begin to form on his lips.
"Do it," Harry urges, begging, wanting only to end it so he doesn't have to watch anymore. No one hears.
Neville Longbottom will remember saying, "You're not worth it." He takes out the sword of Gryffindor, and kills the final Heir of Slytherin.
*
Title: Exceptions
Fandom: Supernatural
Characters: Jo
Rating: PG-13
Prompt: Death: Any, any, last night she'd picked up the gun and she hadn't thought twice about squeezing that trigger
There's blood on the floor.
She thinks she should probably mop it up, before customers start showing up for an early drink. She wonders if it's still human blood.
She drags the body out back, into the cold gray dawn, and marvels at the blood it trails behind. Does it count, she wonders, on the karmic notches in the hilt of her soul? Thou shalt not kill, but kill what? Does it count as murder if the person isn't human when you murder it?
By the time the body is six foot under, the sun's peeking over the roof, glaring at her (I know what you did) and she goes back inside. The gun is on the floor where she dropped it. She skirts around it. Last night she'd picked up that gun and she hadn't thought twice about squeezing the trigger. There was only one silver bullet in it anyway. Russian Roulette with a twist.
She laughs, short and wild, and goes to clean up the floor.
At sixteen years old, Joanna Beth Harvelle has made her first kill. It doesn't bother her at all.
*
Title: Black Surprise
Fandom: Animorphs
Characters: team
Spoilers: #54
Rating: PG
Prompt: Death: Any, any, death came softly
They never saw it coming.
Somehow, through all the fighting and the blood and the tactics and the justkeepgoing, it was decided that they were all going to make it through this, dammit, we've gotten this far and we're not going one man down now.
(They were wrong.)
*
Title: To Cry Wolf
Fandom: Roman mythology
Characters: Pluto, Romulus, Remus
Rating: PG
Prompt: Death: Any Various, Death, He feels that taking brothers is a somber occasion; he is always humbled by a man's devotion to his brother, even unto death
"No," the first brother whispers, his crimson sword abandoned in the grass. "Remus, no, I didn't mean it -- wake up; we'll rebuild at Aventine, like you wanted -- just wake up!"
Pluto lifts the second brother from his body and releases him to the wind, but Aeolus holds his breath and the soul lingers. "It was my fault," he tells his brother, unheard. "I'm sorry, Romulus. Name her Roma." Mercury comes to guide the second brother to the River Styx, and the first brother remains, unheeded.
Far away from the Seven Hills, a wolf keens.