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Tragic Love Story - Dead Lovers Camp quest

[(Anonymous)]

If you've been in the Reach and came across an unmarked location of a small camp, north of Old Hroldan, there were two lovers (a Dunmer and a Breton) that were tragically killed by a damned Saber Tiger!

I want to read their story in more depth; preferably from the Dunmeri lover of Talvur the poor miner, in how he and Karan (Breton woman, daughter of wealthy merchant) fell for one and other, their nightly get away from Markarth and their first night together as free lovers. They were going down to Riften to get married; I literally sobbed out loud after reading Karan's journal! T-T

This is what I want Anons. Please make it as fluffy, romantic and steamy (celebration sex on first night) as you can!

Kinks - steamy kissing, nibbling, hair tugging, sensual teasing, fluff, forbidden romance (since it's between a wealthy human and a poor elf), sensual exploration of each other's bodies, frottage, handjob/fingering.

Squicks - bathroom related stuff, dub/non-con, sadism, necro, physical/emotional abuse, slapping, slut-shaming, biting, mauling.

Any/M!Vampires - Non-con

[(Anonymous)]

Here's the scenario - A small group of vampires hold a mortal hostage, deciding to sate their thirst of sex besides blood. All I want is vampires raping a PC, OC or NPC of your choice. Simple as that.

Bonus if the vampires are a mix of Dunmer, Bosmer and Altmer - cause Elven vampires are sexier and get away with the look.
Extra bonus if the unfortunate soul is a male Breton or Bosmer (size kink you see); for NPCs, I'd like it to be Celann (Dawnguard vampire hunter) or Sorine (Dawnguard vampire hunter) or Beleval (Dawnguard vampire hunter).

Multi fills are encouraged.

Kinks: non-con, blood play, humiliation, double penetration, (optional) triple penetration, dirty talk, multiple orgasms, cum shots, oral, facials, forced orgasms, hair pulling.

Squicks: mauling of genitalia, full-on torture, scat, watersports.

Write fills to make the Prince Molag Bal proud of you Anons~

Re: Any/M!Vampires - Non-con

[(Anonymous)]

my firstborn to whoever fills this

Moving in together

[(Anonymous)]

A couple moves in together and they encounter unforeseen obstacles. Maybe their new significant other is neat freak, or their house is full of clutter. Maybe they keep ten cats or let thieves hide out there when the guards are after them. Maybe they keep a shrine to Sanguine.

Gay and straight couples both welcome. If sex happens, no non-con, scat, death, or nonconsensual sadism.

Non-kink prompt - Thieves Guild vs Vampire Attackers

[(Anonymous)]

You'd think the organisation of thieves would have encountered and dealt with vampires by now. Especially when on jobs, the Ragged Flanagan being randomly attacked by vampires hiding from the guards, seeking out low-lives and other sewer dwellers to feed on.

So what I offer is how Brynjolf, Delvin, Vex and co. react and deal with their first and future attacks from those damned blood-suckers.

Give me total action and drama Anons~

F!Any/M!BanditOrThief - Dub/Non-con Bondage sex

[(Anonymous)]

I want to see a cunning woman who's totally obsessed with tying up and objectifying men.

I want to see her being able to capture an unfortunate bandit or thief who dare cross with her; so she punishes them by having her wicked way with them, over and over again. Don't care if she spares them or not, it's entirely up to the Anon.

Race preference - Any race is fine for the PC. For the male bandit/thief I would very much like them to be either a Dunmer, Bosmer or Redguard. If you are thinking about particular NPC thieves, I would like Niruin or Ravyn Imran.

There can be more than one tied up bandit/thief. ;)

Kinks - bondage, dirty talk, plenty of teasing/sexual torment, breast play, testicle play, prostate stimulation, forced orgasms, dominance, multiple orgasms, orgasm denials, (optional) piercings.

Squicks - mauling, full-on sadism, actual torture, scat, watersports, necro.

Have fun dear Anons~

Seasons (have an) Ending - Any/Any

[(Anonymous)]

Ah, video game logic. Where there's always an endless season like Winter because that's the way it is. Always... annoys me, tbh. How is it possible to live in a perpetual winter? Even Antarctica melts here!

What I would like to see is the Holds of Skyrim going through seasonal changes.

Winterhold, The Pale, parts of Eastmarch and Haafinger seem to be going through Winter but Hjaalmarch, The Rift, and Whiterun are in fall and The Reach is in summer (while Falkreath has been described as having no seasons because Arkay doesn't want it to or something?). Obviously this is messed up because how can a single province have 4 season changes in under two day's travel and not ever move on from that. I mean, video game logic but come on... that's why fiction was born!

So all of Skyrim falls under a season and it moves on from there. Whatever else happens is up to the author, whether the dragonborn becomes an indoor hermit if all of Skyrim falls under winter or whether she's gone searching everywhere not that it's summer, etc. Literally anything! Whatever. Just give me so seasonal changes anons!

Any pairing is welcome too! All races and slash/femslash. My only major turn-off is excessive gory details and any type of bathroom fluids.

I just crave seeing Skyrim's seasons change (because that Summer Mod of Skyrim just blew my mind)

Re: Seasons (have an) Ending - Any/Any

[(Anonymous)]

well, the only reason /we/ have seasons is due to the Earth's axial tilt. It's quite possible that that's simply not the case for Nirn. Then again, yeah, magic and videogame-logic.

That being said, I agree, seasonal changes would be nice to see :D

F!DB/Dragon - Dragonsexual

[(Anonymous)]

I just would like to see a DB who is completely uninterested in humans, despite the many attractive males/females vying for her attention throughout her journeys

...because she is actually completely Dragonsexual. With a capital D. With those magnificent wings and velvety voices, is there any wonder why? Also, she DOES have the soul of a dragon.

Basically I want a seemingly asexual DB around humans... who falls completely head over heels whenever dragons are involved (it can be crush or full on infatuation). Cue blushing and stammering and affectionate hugs and presents for dearest Paarthurnax/Odahviing/etc- much to their initial confusion because of the whole slayer of dragons prophecy, but they're also somewhat flattered by how much attention she showers upon them, because they've never had somebody visit/ask for them just for their company alone.

Mega Bonus Scene:
Paarthurnax being by himself on the throat of the world must be very lonely, so DB carries various animals up there and summons Odahviing as well so they can share meals and stories and make merry all night.

While the prompt is written as romance-esque, I wouldn't mind the slightest if it ends up being just dragon best friend shenenigans

Make it fluffy, make it steamy, as long as there's some dragon lovin' I ain't complainin'!

Re: F!DB/Dragon - Dragonsexual

[(Anonymous)]

Seconded!

F!DB - Queen of Dragons

[(Anonymous)]

After defeating Alduin, F!DB is basically the de facto leader of dragons. Tis strange how the only one she can summon in game is Odahviing, is it not?

I would like to see F!DB at her most glorious- leading the army of dragons on a full scale war against the Aldmeri Dominion. Let's face it, we all want to see it happen in the game. F!DB considers her homeland of Skyrim to be her most prized possession- imagine her rage at the whole civil war situation - how dare the Thalmors try to take that away from her. How dare the Empire allowing the banning of Talos worship, and how dare Ulfric Stormcloak oppress those who call Skyrim home. Screw the Empire, screw the Stormcloaks, because the Dragonborn bows to no one. As Paarthurnax best put it- it is a dragon's nature to dominate, and dominate she will.

Featuring a powerful, 'Queenly' F!DB who is as charming as she is ruthless, who deftly navigates battlefields of not only blood and violence, but also that of honeyed words and courtly manipulations.
Cue the terrified but awed onlookers as the Aldmeri Dominion is completely wiped out and Skyrim begins to herald the dawn of a Golden Age under the Queen of Dragons.

MAKE IT EPIC MY DEAR ANONS!

Re: F!DB - Queen of Dragons

[(Anonymous)]

THIS IS LITERALLY MY HEADCANON ANON ARE YOU ME

Insane!F!DB- DB has a completely alien worldview

[(Anonymous)]

I want a DB that seems normal on the outside- but is actually completely broken on the inside
I'm looking for something more conceptual - perhaps the DB has a solipsist view on the world around her (leaning on the fourth wall abit with how she is the player of game) and has almost no morals (eg daedra quests) or being kind (playing tag with children and helping out everyone she comes across)
maybe she doesn't care about her own welfare whatsoever- being tortured by enemies is fine with her since it makes it easier to gather information, and her friends/followers/lovers are horrified by her callous disregard for herself
maybe her family is targeted by the dark brotherhood, and when she sees the assassins in her home, she kills her family herself just so they would not die by an outsiders hands (since there's no escaping the brotherhood anyway)
I'm rambling but I hope I got the point through, I just want to see DB who isn't evil, just has a completely alien worldview

Hush Little Baby

[(Anonymous)]

There were whispers on the breeze. The Dark Brotherhood comes on black wings and a cruel steed. She is not bothered. You cannot kill what cannot die. A dragon is immortal even trapped in flesh and blood. She is waiting when the first comes creeping and she smiles as she holds her child close in the blanket she has so lovingly wrapped around it. The air smells of almonds.

"Hush," she whispers, putting a finger to her lips before smiling and holding the bundle out to the assassin, "my child sleeps so deeply. I do not want them to wake. It would be so upsetting. But you can come closer. I will even let you hold her. She ate all of her dinner like a sweet little girl ought to."

The assassin recoiled at the sight presented to them. A child asleep. But not the sleep of the living. Blue tinted the child's lips and her face was pale in a way none could replicate. He backs away in horror as she advances. The child is dead and yet she acts as though it is still alive. Like it still breathes and lives.

"You came to take her from me," the dragonborn's face twists in pain as she sets her child down in a chair so carefully. Gently. Lovingly. She kisses her daughter's forehead and blinks away a lone tear, "you would have broken her. Torn her throat and made her bleed. I could not let that happen to my baby. I couldn't let her hurt anymore. And soon... Neither will you."

The bones in her body shift and break, hair bursting from the skin as she turns and lunges at him with a hair raising howl. She is a monster with one glowing golden eye and one milky white eye that sees beyond the veil.

He doesn't even have time to scream.

F!DB - A modern DB in Skyrim's courts

[(Anonymous)]

F!DB is street and hip - the coolest BAMF in town who is laid back but ain't afraid to tell it like it is
... just gimme a really chill and modern (maybe could be actual perosn from our world) DB interacting with people of skyrim, using extremely creative slangs and insults/swears in the sprit of pissed off 21st century human
I just would like a contrast between archaic speech of Skyrim and F!DB's ''say what again I dare you I double dare you motherfucker' (yes I love pulp fiction) attitude

Re: F!DB - A modern DB in Skyrim's courts

[(Anonymous)]

Robin Hood: Men in Tights comes to mind with this prompt...

Sherlock!F!DB - The detective of Skyrim

[(Anonymous)]

Blood on Ice is my favourite quest because of the fun detective elements in it , and a thought came to me in my latest replay- what if our DB was born with incredible deductive abilities, and goes through the quests of skyrim like Sherlock Holmes would a would a case - with terrifying scrutiny and sharpness. I want to see a very very intelligent and calm DB like nobody skyrim has ever witness before.
Watsons optional
Would like to see focus on characters reactions to DB (maybe she beats Brynjolf/Mercer at their own game)
Bonus
-if she dismantles the Aldmeri Dominion somehow
-DB vs Maven Black Briar and coming out victorious
Cheers if any author anon decides to fill!

F!DB/Females - Charming lesbian extraordinaire DB

[(Anonymous)]

So our F!DB is a charming as hell woman that's only interested in other women (Julie d'Aubigny anyone?)
And she gets them, because she treats them like the magnificent goddess that they are, whether it be Nord or khajit or argonian or elf, she just adores women and showers all of them with affection and love
Even straight women are attractive to her roguish charms- It's not homosexual, it's really just F!DBsexual if you know what I mean

Bonus
-F!DB showing Haelga respect and tells off patrons making crass comments at her, because what's not to love about a gorgeous women who embraces her sexuality openly and isn't afraid to show it? Then they proceed to have the best sex ever.
-Leabian gangbangs with Thieves Guild members (showing sapphire how pleasurable sex can be perhaps?) Enough said.
-The men's reactions ("How the hell did she get all of them in bed with her within a day... at the same time?")

Could be fluffy, with F!DB just offering genuine comfort to lonely women, or with FDB getting in bed with all the lovely ladies of skyrim for some good ol sexy times

kinks: bondage, rough/passionate sex, lots of cunnilingus, use of Horker tusk -snicker-
don't want toilet stuff or extreme gore, and for race prefer to be human

Re: F!DB/Females - Charming lesbian extraordinaire DB

[(Anonymous)]

seconded, this sounds hilarious!

F!DB/Any - Burlesque Dancer

[(Anonymous)]

During my playthrough, I realized that Skyrim seems to be lacking in the more ~ahem~ saucy performances, so here's what I would like to see- A F!DB who manages to bring in burlesque dancing to the land of skyrim.

Maybe Maven opens an underground bar. Maybe F!DB just got really drunk (a la A Night to Remember) and with the influence of Sanguine/Dibella, somehow comes up with this utterly tantalizing form of entertainment for the men and women of Skyrim.

Sexytimes welcome, but I would actually enjoy it more if it's just the jaw drop reactions of people watching F!DB's sexy performance as she slowly strips to the music.

Bonus if
-Thieve's Guild centric
-It being the guilty pleasure of ~noble~ characters and maybe they ask for a 'private showing' from F!DB

Prefers classic appearance for DB of pale skin, black hair and red lips, any human races is a-okay

No toilet stuff or gore please

Re: F!DB/Any - Burlesque Dancer

[(Anonymous)]

But where would you get Ostrich feather fans in Skyrim ;)I will read the hell out of this when someone does it.

Ensemble LGBTQ community Skyrim.

[(Anonymous)]

I just finished reading Tales of the city for like the nineteenth time and decided to fire up Skyrim when I had a thought, I don't think anyone has done a LGBTQ community type fic.

So that's what I want, different gay bars around the province. Is Solitude home to the Drag Queens or the Upper class A-gays? What about Windhelm, do they cater to the Masc/Leather/Military crowd. Is Falkreath home to petic and melancholic gentlemen?

Where are the bears, who are the fag-hags. Who's always being mistaken for a Top just because they're big and burly? Who's closeted and who's the Quentin Crisp evangelistic type of gay.

Is there coming out angst or unrequited Lesbian love affairs?

Who ends up in one of the cities gay bars, talking to the barman/woman all night because they're the only Bear in a Twink bar?

Make it funny, sad, poignant, exultant but by the Nine Divines gimme gimme gimme it!

Re: Ensemble LGBTQ community Skyrim.

[(Anonymous)]

Hmm, I'm intrigued by this. I'll keep it in mind, but I have another prompt to fill before I can even think about starting another.

Fastred/Klimmek

[(Anonymous)]

“The Book of Love” always just seemed a little too easy with how the plotlines resolved themselves. Specifically, Klimmek just walking up to Fastred and telling her to stay in Ivarstead? Far too easy. She needs some convincing first, maybe back at his house. Let Klimmek prove that he’s a better match for her than Bassianus.

Kinks I like include oral sex, fingering, dirty talk, rough sex, and light bondage. Also, since the idea is that he’s convincing her to stay, multiple orgasms for Fastred are pretty important. Any combination of those would be awesome, but don't feel the need to include them all.
Squicks are daddy kinks, non-con/dub-con, or watersports/scatplay (BUT squirting is okay and even potentially really hot if it accompanies her orgasm).

Bonus points if she ends up pregnant (and maybe pregnant sex ensues a few months later?) or if one of the problems they had before Bassianus came along was that there was a lot of unresolved sexual tension.

Re: Fastred/Klimmek

[(Anonymous)]

Seconded! I really hope someone fills this!

F!Breton!DB/M!Orc - Huge Guy Tiny Girl Trope

[(Anonymous)]

This is a rather drawn out scenario but hear me out

F!DB is a young Breton who somehow got into trouble and was saved by an Orc, him being the first person to show her kindness after she crosses the border into skyrim and she becomes very attached and affectionate towards him, but only in a familial/platonic way at first

...However, the orc actually has fallen in love with with our DB, and he decides to travel with our little DB to protect her from the big bad world, all without showing her how he really feels in fear of scaring her away. And because a pretty human breton like DB couldn't possibly love an ugly orc like him.

They work together like a charm, the orc being great distracting the enemies with his brute strength, while DB hits them from behind with her sneak and magic skills.

Everything is going well for them, until they actually reach civilization, where the residents might welcome F!DB but certainly gives our orc the stinkeye because they automatically assumed he's there to take advantage of young female DB due to his race's general reputation.

When F!DB seems a little too close with one of the males in town (who tries to convince DB to leave the orc), cue him becoming extremely jealous and possessive, and finally tries to take F!DB as his own one night

You can take DB's reaction however you want from here, as long as there's sexytimes invovled

Kinks: breast play, dubcon, rough sex, size difference, sexual frustration + loss of control(orc's end), and a childlike/innocent DB

NO scat/piss or extreme sadism thanks

Re: F!Breton!DB/M!Orc - Huge Guy Tiny Girl Trope

[(Anonymous)]

Second! *whispers* but also there's a new part open as this one is closed for prompts...

[(Anonymous)]

I'm totally on it, anon! I should be able to have something up later today :) It's a little different than what you mentioned - is F!BosmerDB with Vorstag ok?

Dragonborn->Cicero Mad about you

[(Anonymous)]

Firstly. I'm kinda new and I went and filled a few but this is my first time requesting here so I hope I don't do this wrong:

I'm really fond of the creepy Cicero jumping the Dragonborn Listener plots, but I kinda want to see the opposite. Perhaps the Listener has an ulterior motive for bringing dear sweet Cicero on a jaunt. Perhaps it's a sudden case of dragon blood-related issues. But in any case, dragonborn listener takes advantage with poor Cicero. He does say he lives to serve after all.

Squicks: no toilet things. I don't have a species dislike preference.

Optional: I do have a fondness for Bosmer and Khajit. Aftermath of what happens may be nice but isn't necessary. Non-con or Dub-con or even role-played consent.

A must have: Enjoy yourselves!

Re: Dragonborn->Cicero Mad about you

[(Anonymous)]

Sounds fun, I hope this gets filled.

Captcha: nautical phrases....Sure, captcha, sure.

[(Anonymous)]

FUCK YES!

Misfire: Checkerboard (CRACKPAIRING AHEAD)

[(Anonymous)]

There is no way I'm passing this up...

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"FUCK YES!" a loud cry came causing the First Emissary Elenwen to pause and General Tullius to lower his glass across from her.

"What was that?" he said and before she could answer there was a loud banging noise from above causing some of the party goers to look up before there was an onslaught of the same curse being repeated over and over, a bit of dust falling from the ceiling.

She found herself looking up briefly as well before her eyes moved and she counted the guests. She was missing someone. Someone who was going to have their skinned flayed off if they were doing what she was thinking.

"Ondolemar!" she called and her senior Justiciar swept to her side, his glass half filled with wine but his eyes were still sharp. "Go see what that racket is and deal with it accordingly."

"Yes, my Lady," he bowed and he disappeared leaving the guests around her to remain silent, the air awkward before the banging stopped. She let out a sigh and turned back to General Tullius though his eyes were still on the ceiling.

"As you were saying, General?"

"I asked what that was," he said making her press her lips together. "Ambassador? I thought you said your Embassy was locked down. Impenetrable."

"It is," she said in a hard tone when beside her one of the new Imperial Jarls smirked and began to speak.

"No one said someone's got in, General," Maven Black-Briar raised a brow as she took a sip of her wine causing the Jarl of Falkreath to smirk beside her. "I think the real question here is, who is missing?"

"Who is missing?" Vittoria Vici asked and she looked around frantically before her shoulders fell. "Well, Erikur is still here. Guess we can rule out him being disgusting upstairs."

"Excuse me? Did someone call for a bitch?" he replied, pretending not to see her. "Because all I hear is the barking from a loudmouth dog!"

"Asshole!" she shot back and Jarl Balgruuf spoke above them.

"Where's Jarl Elisif?"

There was a silence and Elenwen found herself pressing her tongue against her cheek. She looked to General Tullius who suddenly took on a disturbed look and she had to leave, fluttering past her guards who held the door open and she took the stairs two at a time, moving to the bedrooms she knew were aligned with the Hall. Sure enough, she found Ondolemar and he was leaning against doorframe smirking when she came to him.

She looked to him and he merely held his hand out, indicating she could go inside and she stepped in, staring at the Future High Queen of Skyrim along with her companion.

"Rulindil," she spat. "What are you doing?!"

Her Interrogator straightened himself a bit, his black eyes meeting hers.

"Nothing, my Lady."

She turned to Elisif who was flushed and she looked between them both before frantically speaking. "We weren't doing anything. I was feeling ill and I came across your Justiciar who kindly helped me."

She stared at them both before she went to Ondolemar. "Ondolemar, what-"

"Oh, you don't want to know, my dear Lady," he smiled. "But let's just say... the Future Queen is very flexible."

She stared at him in horror and he merely chuckled and looked away.

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F!Dragonborn/Inigo

[(Anonymous)]

F!Dragonborn/Inigo

I love Inigo, and I can't believe how few fills he has. So, I want to remedy this.

I don't really care what the fill is! Give me anything – them getting in a fight, him taking care of her after her getting wounded, what he thinks when he sees her for the first time, them raising a family, etc.

Though I would really love a long fill starting from him meeting her in the jail cell and going through their adventures to them raising a family, :)

Re: F!Dragonborn/Inigo

[(Anonymous)]

... Ok, who's that?
A wiki search just yielded a test character from oblivion called "Inigo Montoya"... is that the one?

Baby making!

[(Anonymous)]

In Long:
So um, say that the Dragonborn-ness wasn't generally believed to be gift to a worthy individual...but simple genetics. So when a Dragonborn is identified they are expected to breed excessively. I mean...all the time. Male DBs would be expected to keep a harem while female DBs would have to remain pregnant...all the time.

If this means that our dear DB is followed around by people trying to bone them or a ritualistic gangbang, well that's up to a potential a!anon.

In Short:
Dragonborn baby making because it is expected.


No real squicks. Make it as rapey, fluffy, disgusting or cracky as you want to.

Terminally turned on...!

[(Anonymous)]

Passing anon so seriously aroused by this fill she doubts she'll get any writing done today! Dammity! *Pant pant pant*

Re: Terminally turned on...!

[(Anonymous)]

TMI dude.

Love it!

[(Anonymous)]

Please, please come back!

I love it!

[(Anonymous)]

this is greeeeeat, i loved it. hoping for more

Misfire: Hoping for More

[(Anonymous)]

"Here's you pay, lass," Brynjolf told her. "For the heist."

The Imperial turned off her bedroom eyes and took the coin, gazing down at it blankly.

"Something wrong, lass?" Brynjolf asked.

"Nooooooo," she began a little lamely. "This is greeeeeat. I loved it." She paused, looking up at Brynjolf. After a pause she spoke.

"Hoping for more."

"Lass, that's all we owe you," Brynjolf began, a little angrily, but she quickly put her finger on his lips.

"Noooo, you misunderstand," she said quickly. "I was...uh...hoping for MORE."

She stepped closer to him and suddenly Brynjolf got the hint.

A sequel to "Forfeit"

[(Anonymous)]

I received a couple of requests to write a sequel for a prompt I filled called "Forfeit". As the original OP's prompt was filled, I have decided to post this as a separate story.

“Forfeit” can be found at http ://skyrimkinkmeme(dot)livejournal(dot)com/4295.html?thread=8214727#t8214727

If you want to understand aspects of this story, it may pay to read the original, as this one does refer back to it, and is not entirely stand-alone.

Tags: Char:Farkas Char:Argis Char:Vilkas Relationship:Slash Kink:Oral Kink:Anal kink:kidnap (And probably others as they arise...)

P.S. Having trouble posting this with a link. Will need to remove extraneous space, and change the dots to . Hope it works this time...

Forfeit II (part 1)

[(Anonymous)]

The journey from Dawnstar to Whiterun had not been uneventful. Argis had been shocked while on the road, to receive a courier’s letter informing him that he had been bequeathed Vlindrel Hall in Janshir’s will, a house he disliked, and did not want. Farkas had expected nothing, and got nothing.

This had led to their first argument, with Argis determined to sell the house and split the money with Farkas, and Farkas just as resolute in his refusal.

“By the Nine, you are stubborn!” Argis seethed. “You deserve something for what that bastard put you through.”

“I did get something,” said Farkas. “I got you, and you owe me nothing. I owe you my sanity and possibly my life. I’ll not take your money as well.”

How did one argue with that? Argis recognised that if their positions had been reversed, he would likely have felt the same. For all that, he fumed at the injustice of it all.

He sighed, dropping his head. “Ok, you win. For now. But at least let me buy you some armour when we get to Whiterun? Please?”

“If it shuts you up, then ok. I’m not terribly useful without armour anyway.”

Then there were the nightmares. The first night out of Dawnstar, Farkas woke screaming, thrashing in his bedroll. Argis managed to calm him down, and get him back to sleep, only for it to happen again two hours later. Finally Argis could stand it no longer, and crawled into Farkas’ bedroll, keeping the screams at bay and Farkas safe in his arms. They had slept this way ever since, fending off the horror together, feeling it lessen as time went by. Farkas was beginning to appreciate just how much Argis deserved the appellation ‘Bulwark’.

They took the most direct route to Whiterun, arriving after only four days on the road, and proceeding directly to Jorrvaskr. Their arrival had been noted, and word obviously sent to Vilkas, as he came bounding down the front steps to meet them. The hug he gave Farkas would have crushed an ordinary mortal, and even Farkas had difficulty catching his breath.

“I thank the Nine that you are alive, my brother. I had wondered whether I would see you again.”

“In truth, brother, you almost didn’t.” Farkas had the grace to look embarrassed. “One day, when I am brave enough, you will hear the full story. Have you heard that Janshir is dead?”

“News travels faster than you do, apparently. No-one knows quite what to think.”

“Me least of all. I have a lot to get straight in my own head.”

Vilkas turned his attention to Argis. A questioning eyebrow raise was answered with a slight shake of the head, and a hopeful smile. An entire short conversation was conducted without words.

Farkas observed, and was confused. “I know you all call me ‘Ice-Brain’, but I saw that. What was that about?”

Argis flushed hotly. “Vilkas was wondering if we...were...fucking,” he said weakly. “I told him ‘no’.”

“What? How could he...?”

“When I sent him to find you,” Vilkas said, “he declared an interest. He wanted to make sure I was ok with it.”

“You asked his permission?” Farkas was grinning.

“Needed to check that coming between you two wouldn’t be like putting my head on a block. Not that I wouldn’t. For you.” Argis blushed harder. His devout, if slightly clumsy admission had been made rather more publicly than he would have liked.

“And that,” said Farkas, drawing him close, and kissing him on the forehead, “is why I love you.” He turned, and walked up the steps into Jorrvaskr.

Argis gaped like a stunned fish, open-mouthed and trembling, watching Farkas as the door closed behind him.

“If I’m not mistaken,” Vilkas offered, “that was an invitation. Take my old room. The bed’s bigger. And do try to keep the noise down...”

Argis did not need to be told twice.