valentineslockers | 2017 Locker for Miyukitty

Name: Miyukitty

Fandoms: Haikyuu, Yowapeda, Fire Emblem (Awakening & Fates), Undertale

Characters/Pairings/Moresomes:

HQ: OIKAWA.......iwaoi! oikuro? oikage?? demon king oikawa??? rotomkawa??? iwaoi+matsuhana+kyouhaba/seijou shenanigans of any sort are great! anything involving bokuto, akaashi, kuroo, and kenma is also great including ot4!

Ywpd: T2 (aoyagi/teshima), toumaki, manatou, toudou in general! oikawa/toudou (i'm not joking)

fremblems in no order: lucina (+friendship with any futurekids), henry(/ricken), say'ri/tiki, inigo/owain(/brady); xander/laslow, odin/laslow, keaton/laslow, niles/leo, soleil/ophelia(/nina), shigure, velouria, shiro/siegbert, nohr siblings fluff (esp xander + leo).... leo/f!corrin

UT: i just want mettaton and napstablook to be happy together

Likes: gen, romo, poly is equally good! hurt/comfort! kisses! literal sleeping together! mutual pining! slowburn! power dynamics! medieval fantasy AUs for HQ/Ywpd, esp FHQ or Fire Emblem or dragons or werewolves :) soulmate AUs or anything focused around psychic/mental bonds or reincarnation! For FE & FHQ stuff specifically, I am also here for one-sided pining, angst, and canon-typical blood ;) NSFW is fine! bloodplay if you wanna go there??

Dislikes: I'm not super picky but I'd rather no medical/hospital settings, deathfics (unless fantasy setting where the character comes back in some way), or arranged marriage plots?

Anything else: Thank you!! I love art of any characters I've listed~! tbh I will be happy to receive anything so if you are inspired, don't worry about whether I specifically mentioned a trope and just go for it?? Let's have fun!

Reminder that NOTES are welcome too - just a nice little comment (either plain, or you can even type it up on a nice little graphic/image etc.) for the recipient.

(Comments are going to screened until the reveal on Feb 14. Lockers will be open until the end of Feb.)

Flat | Top-Level Comments Only

warns: blood, injuries, some fantasizing about more injuries and potentially dying, masochism

AO3 link

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Their assailants had cut them off from the rest of their party at the point where the road narrowed, forcing their horses and wagons to pass through in single file. That single act turned out to be the extent of their clever planning. They'd clearly underestimated how much of a challenge it would be to take down a young lord and a single retainer, definitely didn't realize how Leo had been swiftly growing into his own as a dark mage.

This certainly isn't the first time one of the royal siblings had been targeted like this. Niles wonders whether it was an attempt at kidnapping for ransom or assassination - there had been murmurs of discontent among the common folk regarding King Garon lately, and it would be easy enough to take out such frustrations on his children. But with six arrows lodged deeply in his chest and limbs, it's difficult for Niles to come to any clear conclusions.

The sound of footsteps penetrates through the bleary fog of pain, and Niles turns to see Leo's foot next to his head. He finds it within himself to smirk. "When I said I'd like to be at your feet, this wasn't exactly what I had in mind."

Leo kneels down behind where Niles lies - a body among felled bodies - gingerly touching just above where two of the arrows are sticking out of his right shoulder. His tunic is already soaked in blood, and Leo's fingers come away wet with red. Niles sucks in a breath at the bite of pain, at the pleasure of it. He wants to ask Leo to press down harder, but even he can recognize that there are some boundaries that he shouldn't cross.

"Is there anything I can do?" Leo asks. Niles is almost flattered at how worried his typically icy prince sounds. "Should I pull them out?"

Niles laughs weakly. "Do that and you'll rip me up even more, milord."

Pulling the arrows out would mean pulling out bits of Niles' flesh, caught on the edges of the barbs. There's something attractive about the idea, though. The only attachment he feels towards his body is because of Leo anyway - if Leo decided the best use of it was to tear it to ribbons, well. That would be fine.

Leo winces. "I apologize. It was negligent of me to suggest that. I should research proper medical practices on the battlefield in the case of future altercations like this."

"The best way," Niles informs him, "is to slice the wound open so you can feel down the shaft and find the arrowhead, and then cut it out. That is, if it hasn't hit bone or anything else important. Oh, aside from healing magic, of course."

If Leo did that, each of the wounds would have to be stitched closed. They would scar. Not the first scars he would have accrued as Leo's retainer, but probably the most prominent. And as it healed, the tissue around it would bruise - hematomas purpling across his skin like smoke.

He thinks about the sword hanging at Leo's waist. Using a sword for this kind of delicate work would be the height of foolishness, but Niles can't deny the draw of Leo running his shoulder through, pinning him to the ground with his sword. Leo stabbing him would be quite marginally better than getting shot at by nameless brutes, Niles is sure. Although Leo is unlikely to ever harm him unless he had been grievously injured and was going to die anyway. It would be just like Leo to decide to end his suffering and give him a humane death.

Leo's wince gets more pronounced. "I forget that you must have experienced this before, in your past." He settles down on the grass. "The rest of our party should rejoin us soon. Can I not staunch the bleeding while our healer gets here?"

"The arrows are doing that plenty well," Niles says. "It really is just a matter of waiting and hoping I don't bleed out in the meantime. You're not hurt, milord?"

"No. You made sure of that, rushing in like you did." He doesn't sound pleased. "What were you thinking?"

"I'm usually more cautious, but there's something about you that makes me take leave of my senses, milord." He lifts his hand, even as it makes his shoulder sting, so he can touch Leo's knee.

Leo huffs.

"You know I can handle myself better now. You don't need to get half-killed in order to rescue me."

"I know."

"I have no use of you if you're dead. You can't protect me then."

"I know."

Leo's words are harsh, but his hand brushing Niles' hair back from his face is gentle. Niles sighs. He'd move so he could rest his head on Leo's lap, but armor isn't much of a pillow, and Leo would probably just scold him for all the moving around.

"You're rarely this affectionate, Lord Leo. If I knew getting shot is what it would take, I would have done it ages ago."

Leo huffs again, runs his fingers through Niles hair again. Niles closes his eyes. If he could, he would stretch this moment of pain into hours - anything so long as he could be gifted with more of this quiet, simple touch.

"How can you crack jokes at a time like this?"

"Who said anything about joking?" Niles drawls. Leo stays silent, but he continues stroking Niles hair as an attempt at comfort until Niles hears the distant cantering of their companion's horses.

Edited 2017-02-22 11:19 (UTC)

Is it weird to leave a comment here? Possibly, but I need more than 140 characters to flail over this properly, so I'm going to leave one anyway. I still don't know this canon/fandom at all, but I love the dynamic you wrote between them, especially the contrast between Niles explaining so matter-of-factly how to treat arrow wounds while thinking very different thought, and Leo apologizing for his lack of knowledge while being completely unaware of Niles's inner thoughts.

"The best way," Niles informs him, "is to slice the wound open so you can feel down the shaft and find the arrowhead, and then cut it out. That is, if it hasn't hit bone or anything else important. Oh, aside from healing magic, of course."

If Leo did that, each of the wounds would have to be stitched closed. They would scar. Not the first scars he would have accrued as Leo's retainer, but probably the most prominent. And as it healed, the tissue around it would bruise - hematomas purpling across his skin like smoke.

^Is probably my favorite moment in the story. There are so many contrasts and contradictions in it--the reflexive flinching away, but also a sort of gentle sensuality that makes me want to linger closer. It gives me shivers every time I re-read it.

Edited 2017-02-23 05:14 (UTC)

NOT WEIRD AT ALL, hearing that i got someone excited about a ship/fandom they don't even know or usually like is the highest of praise!!

thanks so much for the comment ;u; tbh i hadn't even thought of the contrast btw the matter-of-factness of his dialogue with his internal thoughts, but now that you point it out i'm really happy about it?? i was kind of aiming for intimate/sensual grotesqueness with the desc though so i'm glad that came through :3

if you ever want the leoniles ship manifesto tbh i'm always happy to provide :3

I'M STILL DEAD BY THE WAY, you slayed miyu most expertly, i'm going to keep shoving this at everyone i know because i want everyone to read it!!!! ghhhghhghgh this soft gore love letter

hehehe >:]

2017 Locker for Miyukitty

FE:F, Leo/Niles: Niles gets shot with arrows, Leo helps

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