Housecarls are sworn into service to their Thanes, right? Well, I married Argis and we moved to Solitude (to get away from those creepy mannequins that kept stalking us T_T ), but... he never called me love, or dear or EVER behaved like a spouse. Oh, he opened a shop and he´d cook something for me if I ask, but he still behaves as if he was trying to ignore our marriage.
That got me thinking: What if he didn´t want to marry the DB, only was too duty-conscious to refuse what might have been practically an order from his Thane. The catch? The thane doesn´t know that their spouse doesn´t love them. Thane!DB really thinks they were married of their own free will, until... well, I´ll leave that up to you.
My DB realized the emptiness of their marriage when he walked into Proudspire Manor and found Argis and Jordis standing uncomfortably close and realized they were a perfect family... without him. A strong man, his beautiful wife and two happy kids, all together in a beautiful home. There´s no place left for the DB, who only "visits" their own house from time to time.
I leave up to you how this plays out - maybe the Housecarl (any you´d like to use) never betrays his spouse, the DB. Maybe they do. I want to see the DB realize their spouse doesn´t love them and be really depressed about it. "Why did you marry me if you didn´t love me?" "I am sworn into your service, my Thane." I´d like to see a really good, kind-hearted DB who really had no idea that their beloved doesn´t return their feelings. How do they deal with the revelation?
Squicks: death, gore, bloodplay, bathroom play, suicide, non-con,... anything too nasty. That´s not what I´m looking for in this fic. Please try to avoid femslash :)
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timeasmymeasure
Can´t say no. Housecarl/Thane!DB
Date: 2013-04-22 02:47 pm (UTC)That got me thinking:
What if he didn´t want to marry the DB, only was too duty-conscious to refuse what might have been practically an order from his Thane. The catch? The thane doesn´t know that their spouse doesn´t love them. Thane!DB really thinks they were married of their own free will, until... well, I´ll leave that up to you.
My DB realized the emptiness of their marriage when he walked into Proudspire Manor and found Argis and Jordis standing uncomfortably close and realized they were a perfect family... without him. A strong man, his beautiful wife and two happy kids, all together in a beautiful home. There´s no place left for the DB, who only "visits" their own house from time to time.
I leave up to you how this plays out - maybe the Housecarl (any you´d like to use) never betrays his spouse, the DB. Maybe they do. I want to see the DB realize their spouse doesn´t love them and be really depressed about it. "Why did you marry me if you didn´t love me?" "I am sworn into your service, my Thane." I´d like to see a really good, kind-hearted DB who really had no idea that their beloved doesn´t return their feelings. How do they deal with the revelation?
Squicks: death, gore, bloodplay, bathroom play, suicide, non-con,... anything too nasty. That´s not what I´m looking for in this fic.
Please try to avoid femslash :)