Fic: Precious, (1/1)

[kribban]

Title Precious
Characters: Jon, "Stephen", OCs
Rating:  General Audiences
Warnings: Slight angst

Summary: For  sailorptah's prompt: "Stephen" is a skittish stallion, Jon is the trainer assigned to break him in. Needless to say, this is AU.

Disclaimer:  All television shows, movies, books, and other copyrighted material referred to in this work, and the

Comments

[politicette]

this is so weird and so adorable :3

[kribban]

It's not weirder than their usual relationship! Thanks. :)

[themistoklis]

This is super adorable. I particularly love the part where Jon is the only one Stpehen will flee the fire for, and the last line is sweet.

I am also having fun picturing the situation where George Bush has to decide how to handle his aide being turned into a horse. Someone from the NSA brought in a dangerous experiment? Somebody else attempting to practice a magic spell? "Mr. Presdient, this would be a scandal if it got out." Haha

[kribban]

Awww thanks! Even in horse form Stephen wants to live for Jon.

Well, to be fair he handled it as ethically as he could imagine. He made Stephen out to be of good breeding and gave him to one of his buddies.

[meteorprime]

This is the last time Stephen Colbert gets into a fight with a wizard!

(This is lovely, is there going to be more? Maybe? At all?)

[kribban]

Thanks! I don't think so. It feels like a perfect open ending. :)

[sailorptah]

I don't even remember leaving this prompt, which makes it all the more pleasant of a surprise :D (First eagle!Stephen, now horse!Stephen...I don't know what's happening to this comm, but I like it.)

All Jon's tender and constant reassurances are very sweet. And Stephen harumphing after dumping him on a pile of hay, aww. I like that Precious doesn't really get broken in, just warms up to Jon enough to be sent home with him.

Love the twist. My impression was that Stephen had been reincarnated somehow rather than transformed, because of the "time when you were born" part, plus the assumption that he would have made some un-horselike communication attempts if he could. Definitely feels like "a horse with Stephen's soul" rather than "human Stephen in a horse body."

Of course any version of Stephen ends up jealously demanding Jon's attention :3

Adorable ending. Now Precious can live happily ever after. Even if he is too old for dressage.

[kribban]

What, you don't remember things you said ten months ago? I'm shocked.

I like that Precious doesn't really get broken in, just warms up to Jon enough to be sent home with him.

That's a perfect analysis. And Jon is okay with that. <3

Precious doesn't remember being human, although he can understand English and has all these human feelings.

Precious has a happy, lazy existence ahead of him. Sure, he'll never be a dressage horse but Jon will plait his mane and braid his tail sometimes anyway so that he will feel pretty. And occasionally he will let himself be ridden.

I'm glad you liked it! <3

[sailorptah]

I'm just glad to know not all my random prompt suggestions are in vain :D

That's a backstory for Precious I can get behind.

Having his mane and tail braided is probably Precious' favorite thing ever. I hope Jon in his various horse-care attempts stumbles upon that idea soon.

[kribban]

Thank you! Jon isn't a famous horse whisperer for nothing!