Un assemblage de mensonges

Title: Castle Down (5/6)
Rating: PG-13
Pairings/Characters: Jon/c!Stephen, Rob, Ed, Larry/John-O, O'Reilly, Kristen
Warnings: More violence; magical abuse; excess sparkles.
( Two disclaimers, with love )

Pay no attention to the slapdash derivative nature of the warfare in this part. (Hopefully you weren't reading this for the military strategy in the first place.)

Decorative capitals, as ever, come from Daily Drop Cap. List of chapters here.

( In which there are battles, feats of daring, unexpected enemies, and even more unexpected allies. Also, unicorns. )

Title: Castle Down (3/6)
Rating: R
Pairings/Characters: Jon/c!Stephen, Aasif, John Hodgman, Larry/John-O
Warnings: Past slavery, inadvertent abuse; sexy goings-on; possible impending doom.
( Two disclaimers, with love )

In which Stephen is confused but pliant, Jon is in the dark but protective, and there are linguistic misunderstandings, steamy cuddlings, and more magic jewelry.

Decorative capitals continue to be from Daily Drop Cap. List of chapters here.

( To make sure that whatever left its mark on Stephen won't be coming back for more, Jon calls in the experts. )

Title: Castle Down (1/5?)
Rating: PG-13
Pairings/Characters: Jon/c!Stephen, Rob, Ed, Kristen, Larry/John-O
Warnings: Fantasy violence; slavery, past abuse; complete disregard for historical accuracy.
( Two disclaimers, with love )

This is a fantasy AU, which means the setting is vaguely Renaissance-y, plus magic. Featuring slave!"Stephen", protective!Jon, the wizard version of Wilmore-Oliver Investigates, an occasionally porous fourth wall, an evil plot, some unicorns, and a whole lot of magic gems.

As you might have guessed, it's ridiculously self-indulgent. Basically, I woke up one day and said to myself, "You know what I could use more of in my life? Magic slavefic. With lots of shiny things."

Decorative capitals are from Daily Drop Cap. Title is from a lovely Emilie Autumn song. For all the chapters, see here.

( Picking over an abandoned enemy town with his troops, Jon finds that something unexpected was left behind. )