Prompt: Run Away Together
This is a direct sequel to Malleus - Pen Pals
“Fear not, young damsel. For I have come to free you from your prison tower.”
Malleus’s first instinct was to smite the intruder. It was not the first time an assassin had so boldly attempted to take his life. It came with the territory of his status and the restless politics of his early childhood.
His second instinct was to smile widely and giggle at the small human straddling the windowsill across the room from him. He gamely conquered the second half of that desire but fell victim to the first. “How bold of you to invade a dragon’s territory. I should incinerate you merely on principle.”
Yuu swung herself into the room without any fear. “Is that anyway to speak to your kidnapping savior? I can still leave you to the drudges of political affairs.”
A soft snickering from just below the window almost made Malleus pout, but he acknowledged the prefect—for all the startling feats she accomplished as a magicless human—would have never been capable of scaling the tall tower alone. His disappointment for having a hidden audience was tempered by the knowledge that it had been quite some time since he had last seen Lilia. Enough for him to have missed the presence of his old guardian.
Malleus sighed as if the idea of being prevented from attending hours of meetings with the council bickering amongst themselves was truly a heinous fate. His grin still stretched his cheeks. “Is there an appropriate amount of struggling one should attempt when being kidnapped?”
“Maybe some desperate pleas,” Yuu answered. She tiptoed around his room as if she was doing everything in her power to avoid detection from the guard stationed outside his room. Malleus’s grin widened. He had an inkling for why Silver had so adamantly insisted on standing guard outside today instead of joining him in his room. The look of concentration on Yuu’s face broke when she was within arms length of him. “If you give me some ugly crying, I’ll let you write your own ransom letter.”
Malleus chuckled. It felt natural to open his arms when she leaned forward to embrace him. The top of her head fit comfortably beneath his chin, and her strangling hug around his waist encouraged him to be a little less cautious when his arms circled her shoulders. Malleus basked in the physical contact for as long as he was permitted.
Yuu’s head popped up from resting on his collarbone, and she squinted up at him. “You have now been captured. Cooperate with your kidnapping, and I’ll allow you to choose which beach we bask on for the next few days.”
Malleus chuckled. He slipped his hand into hers when she offered it and allowed her to guide him across the room back to the window. He caught Lilia peeking over the ledge before the older fae ducked out of sight again with a chortle. “How very polite for a kidnapper. Should I write my ransom letter as you offered?”
“You didn’t give me any ugly crying,” Yuu argued. She paused in front of his desk and dug into her pocket. She pulled out a crumpled envelope and tossed it onto the desk. Malleus saw a crudely drawn black dragon lying on a sandy beach on the envelope before she continued pulling him to the window. “Maybe next time you’ll be a better damsel.”
“I will strive to learn from my mistakes.”
Yuu gravely nodded. She peeked out the window once they reached it. Malleus didn’t even have a chance to lean over her to do the same before she jerked backwards into him. “On second thought, I think we’ll take the stairs. I’ll tell Silver to just look the other way.”
A chuckle escaped Malleus to match Lilia’s snicker. “Does your fear of heights still persist? How did you manage to make your bold climb?”
“You don’t have to look down to go up.” Yuu spun them around to the door. Malleus didn’t budge where he stood. His hand still gripped Yuu’s, so she naturally came to a stop. She squinted at him. “I’m not about to fly off on a broom. Those things don’t have seatbelts.”
Malleus shook his head. There was a lightness in his chest that he hadn’t felt in a while. It was different from how he felt when he received letters from his former classmates, Yuu included. It was a lightness that always affected him when the child of man went out of her way to invite him to join her in whatever occasion she had planned.
The sudden urge to hoard that lightness compelled him to yank her back towards him. With a smirk that made her eyes widen up at him, he said, “I believe I have cooperated enough to choose our destination as was promised.”
He would apologize to Lilia and Silver later if he was compelled to, but the  playful excitement on Yuu’s face was worth teleporting them out of the castle to the isolated beach of his choosing.
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February 29th deserves a crackship of sorts, I think, so for the prompt "every time" I present Elsa/Picard...
Captain Picard walked into the holodeck. He wanted something simple, something relaxing, something nostalgic from his childhood.
“Computer, begin Ice twenty thirteen,” he commanded.
“Ice twenty thirteen loading. Which characters?”
“Same as last time,” Picard said.
“Recalling previous settings.”
The grey walls of the holodeck began transforming into a green meadow with dramatic mountains in the background. It was a warm, sunny spring day, and there was a table set for tea near the edge of the woods. A woman in a sparkling blue dress walked into the clearing.
“Captain Picard,” she said. “It’s so good to see you again. I’m so glad you could join me for tea.”
“Queen Elsa,” Picard smiled, taking her hand. “Every time is a pleasure.”
“Shall we sit down?” She gestured at the table. “I brewed Earl Grey.”
“Yes, please,” he said, taking a seat next to her.
She poured the tea for him and then for herself.Â
“Cake?” she asked.Â
“No thank you,” he replied. “But I will try one of those chocolates, if you could spare one.”
“Of course!” Elsa said, taking the tongs and setting a chocolate on his plate.
Picard took a moment to savor the chocolate. Perhaps chocolate like this wasn’t historically accurate, but why worry about details like that?
“You know, Captain,” Elsa began.
“Please, Your Majesty, would you call me Jean-Luc?” he asked.
“Yes, of course, Jean-Luc, but you should simply call me Elsa, then.”
“Elsa, yes, I’m happy to do that.” He smiled. “What were you starting to say?”
“Well, Jean-Luc, ever since you introduced me to this tea, it’s all that we drink around here now. Everyone loves it.”
He raised an eyebrow. “Really?”Â
“Captain,” the computer interrupted. “There is an urgent message for you.”
“You’ll have to excuse me, Elsa. Duty calls. I look forward to our next meeting.”
“Likewise, Jean-Luc,” she replied. Elsa got up and walked back into the forest.
Drabble for @fluffbruary prompt — lullaby, @februaryficletchallenge, day 4 prompt — Break & my @fandombingo Chicago Fire card prompt — Darren Ritter. Read on Ao3 here.
Fandom: Chicago Fire
Rating: General Audiences
Pairing: Leon Cruz/Darren Ritter
Tags: Babysitting, Family Feels, Uncle-Nephew Relationship
Summary: Leon and Darren are babysitting the Cruz-Allen children for the weekend.
Wordcount: 200
Leon rocked Brian in his arms, intoning a song which his mum had sung to him many times to sleep. Looking closer at his nephew, he could see the baby had his mother’s eyes —as Joe had told him— and Chloe’s nose.
“Alright, dinner’s ready,” his boyfriend came carrying a tray from the kitchen, followed by Javi, who brought a feeding bottle and a bowl. “We have risotto, Javi has veggies and baby Otis’—”
Leon lifted his head just to catch Darren losing his words at the scene before him.
“Babe, is Otis sleeping?” He asked, tray left on the coffee table so he could rest his hands on his waist for dramatic effects.
“Well, I started singing and it kind of happened,” Leon explained, seeing the baby fully asleep in his arms.
“This could become a problem, because it was supposed to be feeding time,” Darren pointed out, but sat down next to him.
“Maybe we needed a break right now,” Leon suggested.
“We better eat quick and try to sleep a bit then,” Darren smiled.
They put Brian in the crib, and after dinner, they found out it wasn’t as easy to get his older brother to sleep.
Fic for @fluffbruary prompt — umbrella and @februaryficletchallenge day 8 prompts — Timeless + Sparkle.
Fandom: The Avengers (Marvel Movies)
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Pairing: Bucky Barnes/Loki
Tags: Established Relationship, Banter, Genderfluid Loki
Summary: Loki has a present ready for Bucky’s birthday to make him never forget how they first met.
Wordcount: 461
Also created for: @buckybarnesevents’ Build a Bucky bingo february prompt — Bad Reputation / @sweetspicybingo — Good boy / @multifandom-flash R2 card #2005 — Umbrella of Togetherness
Excerpt:
“I thought you didn’t celebrate Midgardian birthdays,” Bucky pointed out with a chuckle, but reached out to grab the wrapped item.
Loki didn’t let go. “And I thought humans just faked a smile when handed a gift and pretended they liked it despite how ugly it was.”
“That’s also true,” Bucky recognised. “But you have great taste in everything, so I don’t think I’ll have to fake it.”
“You better,” Loki gave up before letting him take the gift.
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Day 28, "last time" with Elsa & Rapunzel in the rowing AU. (note: vague discussion of weighing in before a race. In this AU, Elsa and Rapunzel are both coxswains, who have a *minimum* weight requirement, and if they're under, they have to carry extra weights during the race.)
It was a crisp fall day, and Elsa and Rapunzel sat in the team tent, looking over the race schedules. The rowers were slowly trickling into the area by the river. Most of them were congregating around the coffee, since it was still early.
“I can’t remember the last time we were at this regatta, Elsa, do you remember?”Â
“Two years ago?” Elsa asked.
“Maybe,” Rapunzel replied. “But before that you were away at school. It’s been a while.”
“I love the longer races like this,” Elsa said. “I really don’t like the starts for the shorter races. It’s so stressful.”
“Really?” Rapunzel said. “You always seem so calm.”
“I put on a good act, I guess,” Elsa laughed. “What about you?”
“The longer races definitely feel like there’s more for us to do. Like avoiding bridges.”Â
“Now you’ve got me nervous again,” Elsa giggled. “Though it is an interesting challenge.”
“Speaking of challenges, it’s time for our weigh in. Want an extra donut?”Â
“Chocolate?” Elsa asked.Â
“There’s one left!” Rapunzel said. “I’ll take the maple donut.”
“Thanks. I’m pretty sure I’m safe, but I always hated carrying the weights in high school.”
They headed off to the weighing stations. Â
After they had both weighed in, Coach Mattias saw them.
“Are you all set?” he asked.
“Yes,” Rapunzel replied, “Nothing to worry about.”
Eugene smirked. “I’m not waiting for anything, I just like spending $100 at an amusement park just to stand around.”
Kristoff snorted. “You’d better be kidding.”
“Of course I am,” Eugene laughed. “Anyway… you’re the first people from the team we’ve run into today. What are you guys planning to do next?”Â
“Lunch. Have you guys eaten yet? Anna was talking about some place she wanted to try.”
“No, but that sounds good.”
“Cool,” Kristoff nodded, then just stood looking around. Eugene felt the need for more conversation.
“So, you two?” Eugene asked, feeling a bit prying.
“What?” Kristoff asked.
“I- well, we- we were just… wondering.” Eugene glanced around, realizing he may have jumped to conclusions.Â
“Wondering about what?” Kristoff replied evasively.
Eugene rolled his eyes. It wasn’t worth a middle school word game. “Nah, don’t worry about it.”
Rapunzel walked out of the restroom. “Hi, Kristoff!” she said. “Anna’s just washing her hands.”
Kristoff nodded.Â
“She invited us to join you two for lunch, I hope you don’t mind.”
“Kristoff kind of invited us already,” Eugene said, then looked at Kristoff. “I think you did, anyway?”
“Yeah, that’s great,” Kristoff replied.Â
Anna walked out just then and gave Kristoff a kiss, which he happily reciprocated.Â
“I’m hungry, let’s go eat!’ Anna said as she ran off ahead.
