Knives Don't Have Your Back: Chapter XVI

[rainjewel]

Assassin's Creed: Brotherhood
Rated: R (NC17 overall)
Word Count: 3,533 / 90,339

I can't believe I'm posting the last chapter! I feel strangely sad and happy all at the same time.

Thank you to everyone for your continued love and support. Special thanks to bionic, who left me my first comment and sweetly left feedback for each and every chapter.

Comments

[stumphed]

i love yoooooooou

[rainjewel]

I love you more. BTW, did you see that The Hunger Games trailer was released? Holy BALLS.

[bionic]

So this:
“What’s that supposed to mean?” Teodor tightened his grip on the mug in his hand. “I’m not going off to die.”

“You’re wearing an immaculate uniform and have strapped an armory’s worth of weapons onto your body,” Malfatto countered, rinsing his arm. “What else would you be doing?”

and this:
“I’m sorry,” Teodor said, taking Malfatto’s bandaged wrist in his hand to examine it. “Although that is the third time you’ve drugged me.”

.....make me love Malfatto 100000000x more than I already do.

[rainjewel]

Malfatto isn't so awesome with conversation. He's a hands-on sort of guy, ahahaha.

Thanks!

[felicememoria]

This. THIS STORY

[rainjewel]

Wow! Thank you for your wonderful review, my dear. I'm -- I don't want to say "glad" -- but in a way I am pleased about your reaction to the darker content of this story, especially for mentioning the section where Teodor murders Julianna and her father. I know that Teodor's betrayal of Donato and Donato's death were the parts a lot of people found to be the darkest parts of this story, but I always have felt that scene with Teodor and the inn was the most traumatizing chapter. He's very removed and cold in that scene, because I always felt that while Teodor is sickened by his own monstrosity, he's very accepting of it. This fic deals quite expansively with the subjects of evil, of cruelty, and I think that scene is Teodor at his worst. I liked exploring what makes people monsters. I would say Teodor is a monster, but not because he's a sadist or a psychopath, but rather because while he may know the difference from right and wrong he will still choose to do something terrible -- in fact he usually chooses that option without

[felicememoria]

Oh dear lord, ultra-late reply; I'm sorry! I don't usually log into lj and only just remembered, because we have a pineapple at home. Then your descriptions of when Theodor bought Malfatto one came into my mind and… well

[dragonstarlin]

Hey, in ltown (gen right now) this week if ur around.