Fic: Inkspell, Neal/Archie, PG

[jehane_writes]

Title: Inkspell
Author: jehane18
Pairing: Neal/Archie
Rating: PG-13
Words: 1,400+
Summary: Neal gets a tattoo, Iberian historical fantasy style.
A/N: HAPPY BIRTHDAY MELODY! I hope your day and your year will be as amazing as you

Comments

[mellowdee]

OMG JAY.

I HAVE NOT EVEN READ THIS YET.

BUT.

YOU WROTE ME FIC. D:

YOU WROTE ME NEAL/ARCHIE FIC.

WHAT ARE YOU DOING.

I AM GONNA LEGIT CRY OVER HERE. OMG.

(AND I RESISTING HUGE BIG BOLD FONT WITH EXCESSIVE GIFS BUT KNOW THAT THIS IS WHERE THEY WOULD GO RIGHT NOW).

OMGOODNESS. D:

♥.

THANK YOU.

I am just like.

Wow. D:

♥!!!!

[mellowdee]

jay.

oh.

my.

god.

i am doing all i can not to spam the heck out of you with gifs and pictures and sparkly things and big big huge gigantic bold font.

bc i have just read.

what may be.

the most amazing piece of fiction ever.

i.

i don't even have words right now.

wait i need to come back.

omg.

[jehane_writes]

OMFG YAY YOU LIKED IT!

It were my first Neal/Archie, so I were nervous.

Also, it is so chronologically displaced you don't even knoooooow! I read a bit of historical fantasy, you'd think I'd be better with the historical part of it, but no time to do research, save on wiki (and I probably have them stupidly speaking the wrong language or something).

WTAF historical verisimilitude, in a world which has magic, no? HAH.

PART 1 OF 2 - I AM CRAZY.

[mellowdee]

This will do your words no justice, but I had to try.

The day the barbarian

YOU HAD ME. AT BARBARIAN.

OMG.

The barbarian's tall and broad, built like a tree, his skin entirely too pale for this climate.

OMG. I AM GOING TO END UP COPYPASTING THIS WHOLE THING. THAT IS SO RIDIC. BUT I LOVE IT SO MUCH.

Archuleta frowns in his turn; he isn't used to being gainsaid. "You said you wanted continuous protection. The charm goes on your chest. I need to see, and touch, if I'm to lace adequately."

OMG. WHY IS THIS SO AMAZING. I DON'T EVEN HAVE REASONS FOR LOVING THIS EXCEPT OMG TOUCHING IT. WHAT.

Archuleta can indeed see that the stranger is no stranger to inkspell.

INK. SPELL. OMG. THIS IS SO CLEVER I WANT TO HIDE IN A CORNER RIGHT NOW. IT IS SO. GOOD.

- Archuleta feels a jolt of connection and looks abruptly away for an instant, pretends to study his tools and parchment in order to regain his composure.

OMG. A CONNECTION. WHEN I READ THIS, I WANTED TO JUMP.

It would not do to form a connection, this kind of

PART 2 OF 2 - I AM CRAZY.

[mellowdee]

Archuleta bows his head, so he doesn’t have to keep gazing, or guessing. He’ll never see this man again, but at least he knows that, thanks to Archuleta’s work today, he’ll never fall in a swordfight, will live to a ripe and content old age, with wife and children at his side -

- The stranger’s speaking again. “You said gold wasn’t your desire. I want you to name what it is you want.”

Archuleta looks up; it’s a mistake, he can now see storms and seasons in the barbarian stranger’s eyes, a world of steel and blood and heartbreak -

“Only your name,” is what he says, at least. It’s necessary, to seal the protection.

The stranger says, “My name?” sounding a little taken aback. “Tiemann.”

When I read this part, I think I legit flailed. I was like OMG TIEMANN WANTS YOU ARCHULETA. LET HIM HAVE YOUUUUUUUU. D:

AND THEN HE ASKED FOR HIS NAME. AND I WAS LIKE. YES. THIS IS WONDERFUL.

AND MY BRAIN WENT INTO OVERDRIVE.

It’s a surprise that, when he moves to loose his hands and release Tiemann into the night, he finds Tiemann doesn’t

Re: PART 2 OF 2 - I AM CRAZY.

[jehane_writes]

HEE! Jumps up and down excitedly - you liked, you liked!! There's a lot of regency/fairytale/fantasyAU Cookleta out there (and, actually, Kradam), and there was a very well done Anthemic horror/fantasy recently, but I haven't seen Nealeta done in this genre yet, so I thought I would give it a go, and try to make it in keeping with *them* still, yk?

So: Neal the barbarian, Arch the skilful Andalusian artisan, and a couple'a magic tattoos XD

I AM SO GLAD YOU LIKED IT. BUT IT IS A SMALL OFFERING COMPARED TO YOUR AWESOMENESS, MY DEAR.

Re: PART 1 OF 2 - I AM CRAZY.

[jehane_writes]

Hee, that part of my Mellowessay, wherein I said you were crazy? WELL.

Yeah, can't you see Neal as a Viking barbarian warrior? Shaggy blond hair, crazy pelts, dirty armor, piercings up the wazoo, the skulls of his enemies hanging on his belt?

That was my inspiration ;) Also, the way to make at least vaguely accurate backgrounds for their names and backstory, I set this in Spain. Though I think Vikings hadn't been around for at least a century or so by the time we get to Al-Andalus. Ahhh, nevermind.

Hee, you liked my formal speech patterns! See previous assertion re; historical fantasy reading. I liked them too!

[orochi_kitty]

I Kind of like this a lot. Like I really need more in this verse now!

[jehane_writes]

Ahaha, MAYBE. I am possibly thinking barbarian sexing (on bearskin, heeeee) might be kinda hot.

[consumedbywords]

This was really different, but I loved it a lot!

[jehane_writes]

I wanted to make something really different! Nealeta doesn't have a lot (or any?) fantasy AU, and I wanted to change that!