Stormtossed. Billy/Orlando.

[marginalia]

for starfishchick, who bestowed upon me the rotk trailer, i offer in return the fire's stone au. it occurs to me that this technically is a travel fic, a la the lotrips100 challenge. ah well.

William grips the rail, knuckles white, hoping the sailors will assume he's drunk or seasick or both. He prays that the One Abandoned prince will stay below with the crew and his wine flask. He closes his eyes, facing the sea.

He focuses on repairing the walls, blocking out the voices that alternately scream and whisper through memory. He sets wards against the past, not the future.

"Good evening, thief," a soft murmur curls in his ear. The ship bucks and Orlando stumbles, lithe heat against him.

Not that good a thief. The ship crashes down and William is gone.

Comments

[dorrie6.livejournal.com]

*gulp*

Wow. Nice.

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

*bow* thank you :)

credit really goes to tanya huff, who created adam and darvish who scan so well to billy and orlando in my twisted brain :)

[starfishchick]

Aaron.

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

meep. coffee has yet to kick in :D *blush*

[starfishchick]

M., if you're interested in reading the book this stuff is based on, let me know. If I can find another copy, I'll send it to you.

[dorrie6.livejournal.com]

Really?? Yes! Definitely!

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

you'll read that and only forward and you'll learn i never had an original thought in my life ;)

[dorrie6.livejournal.com]

Well if you read Annie Dillard and Zenna Henderson, you'll find out the same thing about me. ;)

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

*laugh* fair enough, then :D

[starfishchick]

I'll keep an eye out for it.

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

*whisper*

take her up on it. is verra verra good stuff.

[murmbeetle.livejournal.com]

tanya huff. man does that take me back.

my first soft-core fantasy series, probably. & it's all bi :)

[starfishchick]

Which series is that?

[murmbeetle.livejournal.com]

oh, like the quarter series. that's the one i read most of.

[starfishchick]

*dies and is dead*

You wrote Fire's Stone fic! Eeeeeee!

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

uh oh. i dinna mean to kill her! i swears it!

[starfishchick]

*is reanimated with the joy of seeing the boys in this story*

[marginalia.livejournal.com]

*whew*