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yamitami

On Even Ground

Apr 27, 2011 01:36

Okay I got up to almost 50 parts on the kinkmeme fill so I'm taking this nonsense to my journal.

The prompt is:
AU where they never played the game.

The only way for Tavros to avoid being culled is for a highblood to claim him as their slave. As his matesprit, Gamzee is the obvious choice for this. But Gamzee is severely squicked by their new ( Read more... )

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Chapter 11a yamitami April 27 2011, 06:37:40 UTC

Eridan leaned back and rubbed his temple while looking both grim and resigned; once he calmed down and listened to the reasons he understood why Tavros became a slave and why Gamzee didn’t object during the ceremony. Buy the end of it Tavros was crossing back into aggravation over their friend’s lack of faith in Gamzee’s character but after arguing about that for a while Eridan hesitantly reached for the husktop. He pulled up the video file, looking queasy as he did, and hit play. Tavros watched his humiliation with numb detachment. As bad as it seemed when he was living it the ordeal looked so much worse plastered across the screen for posterity. Tavros still felt resentful but after seeing what his friend’s saw it was hard to get properly mad at them ( ... )

Awesome anonymous April 28 2011, 03:44:39 UTC

Don't stop writing this until the end. It's amazing.
It's one of the most involved stories I've read in a long while.

Chapter 11b yamitami April 29 2011, 07:26:01 UTC

Tavros accepted the bowl. He didn’t know if it was just because he was hungry but whatever Eridan was handing him made his mouth water. He tried to identify exactly what was in the mix but all he could come up with was that the meat didn’t look like anything that lived on the land. Then he realized that Eridan was lingering by the door waiting for his reaction. Tavros felt a little nervous about what Eridan would think if he didn’t like it, even though he knew that the royal was probably mostly kidding, and he hesitantly took a bite ( ... )

Re: Chapter 11c yamitami April 30 2011, 09:06:48 UTC

Let's start threading these why don't we ( ... )

Re: Chapter 11d yamitami May 6 2011, 05:57:07 UTC

Tavros focused on Gamzee, watching the gentle rise and fall of his matesprit’s chest in a near trance, and tried to fight off the memory. He knew that he was going to have to face his own feelings about the situation eventually. He knew that he had a habit of focusing single-mindedly on the problems of those around him so that he didn’t have to acknowledge his own. He knew it was going to be bad once he was finally left with nothing else to distract him from the pain in the back of his neck ( ... )

Chapter 11e yamitami May 9 2011, 05:07:41 UTC

Gamzee was looking at him in utter disbelief. “Are you serious? Are you motherfucking serious?” He let his head fall back against the cushion and rubbed his forehead. “Tavros, just, no. I didn’t go through shit compared to you. You needed me to be there for you and I... I...”

Tavros kissed his matesprit’s chest and mumbled, “You were there for me. You always are.”

Suddenly he was falling to the side as Gamzee abruptly sat up.

“No, I wasn’t. You were all needing me to lean on and what did I motherfucking do? I grabbed my fucking bone bulge and-“ Gamzee shook his head in disgust. His voice was full of self loathing as he continued, “You needed me and I... I took advantage of...” He buried his face in his hands and growled in frustration ( ... )

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Chapter 12a yamitami May 12 2011, 06:54:07 UTC

Gamzee stroked his matesprit’s face and continued with a wavering voice. “Listen to me. This. Is. Not. Your. Motherfucking. Fault. I... I fucked up. I let my motherfucking hormones make the decisions when you needed me to be there for you.”

Tavros opened his mouth, remembered his promise to let his matesprit finish, and quickly shut it. Gamzee paused for a few seconds and then nodded.

“I’m the one who started it,” Tavros said, the slightest embarrassed blush coloring his cheeks. “I told you I wanted it.”

“You were crying,” Gamzee returned, and Tavros knew the disgust wasn’t aimed at him. “You were half way to fucking hyperventilating and I... I still ( ... )

Re: Chapter 12a phyrbyrd May 12 2011, 16:09:04 UTC

New reader here - I am so up in all this shit. Gonna be watching this now! :oD

Re: Chapter 12a yamitami May 12 2011, 16:30:53 UTC

It's great to have you :D

Chapter 12b yamitami May 14 2011, 08:35:00 UTC

I'm going to start using my Dark Season icon for actual updates so they're easier to find among comments.

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“... You’re kidding, right?” Gamzee asked uneasily. “There’s no way you’d be all up and thinking that so you’ve got to be kidding. There’s no... Tavros, how can you think that?” Gamzee was past anger or irritation or worry; he just looked lost. “I love you. When I say that I’m not fucking making it up. You’re my matesprit. We were hatched for each other... right?”

Tavros couldn’t bear the way his matesprit’s voice painfully broke over the words. He tenderly kissed Gamzee, who clung to him tight, and then softly breathed, “We were hatched for each other. I know that you love me, but... sometimes I wonder if you... if you think I’m...” Tavros made himself blurt it out, “If you think I’m good looking ( ... )

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Omg anonymous May 13 2011, 20:40:11 UTC

Wow, this story is intense! I can't wait for the next part! <3