Bache Bene Venies

Rating: Teen & Up

Words: 4,098

Relationship: Hans Capon/Henry

Additional Tags: First Kiss, Unresolved Romantic Tension, Fluff and Angst, Canon Compliant, Minor Original Character(s), Alcohol, Ambiguous/Open Ending, religion as a metaphor for love, no kcd2 spoilers

Summary: An attempt to bridge the unseen events of the quest "Next to Godliness..." in KCD1—covering the time between Hans suggesting they keep drinking, and Henry waking up outside the bathhouse.

In other words: These messy boys get even more drunk, and Henry finds God in the touch of his lord, and friend, but at what cost?

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The Miller's Son

Rating: Mature

Chapters: 8/36

Words: 23,459

Relationships: Theresa/Zdena, Hans Capon/Henry, Henry & Theresa, Henry's Mother/Martin/Radzig Kobyla

Additional Tags: Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Hurt/Comfort, Emotional Hurt/Comfort, Angst, Minor Character Death, Alcohol, Kissing, Flirting, Loss of Faith, Developing Relationship, Slow Burn, Canon-Typical Violence, Minor Original Character(s), Tags will be updated as needed, Animal Death, Implied/Referenced Character Death, Implied Theresa/Bianca, POV Alternating, POV Third Person, More or less historically accurate, but sometimes the plot wants what the plot wants

Summary: Theresa buries her brother—the last family she has—and buries a part of herself with him. Vowing to do better by everyone she loved, and especially herself, she sets her eyes on knighthood, with all the adventure, fears, and friendship that come with it.

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And So It Goes

Rating: Teen & Up

Words: 943

Characters: Theresa, Peshek

Additional Tags: Grief/Mourning, Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Emotional Hurt, Character Study, a very tiny bit of comfort if you squint

Summary: A look into the waking nightmare that is having to carry out mundane, daily tasks after you've experienced horrific trauma.

In other words:

It's nearly noon, and Theresa has finally woken.

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Then, Now, And What Will Surely Come

Rating: Teen & Up

Words: 898

Characters: Theresa, Peshek

Additional Tags: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Character Analysis, Grief/Mourning, VERY vaguely implied sexual assault (and hidden in a metaphor), Hurt No Comfort

Summary: In the front yard of Peshek’s mill, sat squarely between the barn and the well-traveled path towards the heart of Rattay, is an apple tree. Theresa tends to it as best she can, until she can't.

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Remains

Rating: Teen & Up

Words: 1,391

Relationships: Henry/Theresa

Additional Tags: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Hurt/Comfort, Assault, Sexual Harassment, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Wound Tending, Early Relationship

Summary: When Theresa suggested she and Henry get drinks at the tavern outside of Rattay, she never expected things to go the way they did.

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A rewriting of the portion in the "Courtship" quest when Henry and Theresa drink and dance at the tavern.

Dear Friend

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Rating: General Audience

Words: 992

Relationships: Theresa/Bianca, Hans Capon/Henry, Theresa & Henry

Additional Tags: Grief/Mourning, Character Analysis, Survivor Guilt, Hurt No Comfort, Religious Content, more general mention of religious practices/beliefs, implied/referenced hansry

Summary: Nearly a year after the sacking of Skalitz, Theresa writes Bianca a letter of all the things she wishes she could say aloud.

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A Coward's Lament

Rating: Mature

Words: 6149

Relationships: Father Simon/Jan Hus, Father Simon/Mary

Additional Tags: Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD, Child Abuse, Grief/Mourning, Character Study, Implied Sexual Content, Religious Imagery & Symbolism, Catholic Guilt, Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Near Drowning, Vomiting, Assault, Minor Original Character(s), Character Death, Canon-Typical Violence, Pregnancy, Canon Expansion, I was VERY heavy handed with angst and I regret nothing