#Duskwood fic

[jakesnymos]

Duskwood is Calling (SNEAK PEAK)

A/N: Hi friends, hello. Here's the start of the novelization I talked about a while back. This is just the intro to the first chapter, so think of it almost as a prologue, if that makes sense. Obviously spoilers through chapter 10 of the game, so don't read if you're avoiding those. Anyways. Here it is:

You don’t know how you got here. Not really. 

 If they asked you- everyone, all of them, Thomas and Cleo and Dan and Lilly and Jessy and Hannah and-

 And not Jake. Not Jake, because Jake was stuck in the mines. Stuck with Richy, and the fire, and the unstable mineshafts and the dark and the cold and-

 “(Y/N).” Alan breaks you from your train of thought. “(Y/N), I’m sorry. But I need to ask you a few questions about tonights events.” You nod. “How did you get here?”

 I don’t know, you think. “I took a train.” You answer, because Alan means ‘What was your mode of transportation to Duskwood?’ and not ‘How did you come to know these people so intimately that thier loss has shattered something deep inside you?’

 “I took the earliest train I could get out of Grand Central Station to Duskwood.” You pause, thinking of the frantic way you’d run to the ticket booth, of how the minutes it took to get your ticket felt like hours, and how the couple of hours on the train itself felt like eons. “It was only a few hours.” You continue, “I didn’t tell the others I was coming. They didn’t know until-” You gesture vaguley, still not comfortable acknowleding the nights events outloud. 

 “You didn’t tell any of them?” It seems to have genuinely shocked him, and that, in turn, surprises you. “Not Jessy, or Thomas?” You shake your head. “Why?”

 “I didn’t want to worry them.” You shrug. “After everything else with Richy, and you finding Hannah, I didn’t-” You swallow against the lump in your throat. “I didn’t want them to worry about someone else being in danger.” 

 “But someone else was in danger, (Y/N).” Your eyes close against the harsh truth of the words, and you force yourself not to respond. “Jake Donfort was in danger.”

 “I don’t know who that is.” You lie. You open your eyes again. Sitting before you is still Chief of Police Alan Bloomgate, this time looking much more sympathetic. He nods. “I don’t, Alan. I don’t know who Jake Donfort is.”

 “I believe you, (Y/N).” He pauses, making sure to hold your eye contact. “I think that’s all we need from you, now. End of interview.” The click of the recorder puncuated the following silence. You stare at Alan in confusion. 

 “What-”

 “You should get some rest, (Y/N).” He fixes you with a stern look. “You’ve had an emotional night.” You nod. “Do you have somewhere to stay?” You nod again, though this time it’s a lie. You didn’t think about what would happen after the mines. You didn’t think about anything but getting to Jake. “Miss Hawkins is outside.” 

 That grabs your attention. “Jessy is here?” Alan nods, collecting the files and paperwork from the interrogation table in front of you. “I’ve been told she refused to leave when she learned you were being detained for questioning.” You manage a small laugh. “She’s worried. Perhaps you should stay with her tonight. I’m sure the motel will keep your booking.” And something in his voice tells you he knew you were lying. 

 “Yeah, thanks.” You agree, finally standing from your chair. It bothers you, though. The fact that he didn’t push you about Jake. About knowing him. “Detective Bloomgate-”

 “It doesn’t matter, (Y/N).” He cuts you off again. “No one could have-” He pauses, seeming to think over his words. “I’m sorry. But no one could have survived that fire. And even if he could, those shafts were unstable before the fire. I can’t imagine thier state now.” He shakes his head, sighing to himself. “I’m sorry. I truly am. But he’s gone. It doesn’t matter if you knew him on record or not. Jake Donfort is dead.”

 He’s right, and you know it, but you don’t understand. You can’t understand how this could be happening. 

 I don’t know how I got here.

[glitter-in-the-grey]

I start a 6 week induction school for a new job on Monday, yet here I am, 30,817 words through a Duskwood fic I've been hyperfixating on writing.

Will it ever be posted? With my track record of writing fanfics and deleting them? Potentially not. Will I still strive to complete it regardless of my responsibilities?

Absolutely

[multi-fandom-imagine]

A/n: I have been meaning to do this, put it off for way too long.

PT 1

|| Superhero Related ||

Dc / Marvel / Gen V

bodyworshipping the DC Boys- @angelltheninth

Imagine Jordan switching from their delicate fem form fingers to their thick long masculine fingers- @poppy-metal

Jordan Li Hc / Blurb- @lavend3r-stardust

Sex with Jordan- @inklore

Jordan Li smut- @poppy-metal

Bucky Barnes Smut- @angelltheninth

Surprise || Jordan Li Smut || - @ebonyenvy

Imagine giving Jordan Li a lap dance - @poppy-metal

Venom Smut- @val-made-a-mistake

Gorgeous || Older Damian Wayne || - @youwerenevermeanttofeelalone

Auburn Traditions || Older Damian Wayne ||- @glorified-red

Help me! help you || Dick Grayson Smut ||- @tetzoro

Dick Grayson smut- @lustingbones

Batboys as things that go bump in the night- @chikaras-garden

Public sex / sex pollen || Dick Grayson ||- @uc1wa

𝐓𝐲𝐩𝐞𝐬 𝐨𝐟 𝐤𝐢𝐬𝐬𝐞𝐬 || Damian Wayne ||- @thesuperiorrobin

Nights like these || Jordan Li ||- @inklore

Jordan Li smut blurb- @poppy-metal

Take the reins || Venom smut ||- @val-made-a-mistake

Venom fucking the reader- @randomoutsiders

let me help you || tasm!peter parker x reader ||- @the-plum-soldier

Spell Gone Wrong || John Constantine || - @c-nstantine

imagine bunny!reader with wolverine- @inkdrinkerworld

|| Anime / Animated show's and movies ||

|| Gaming ||

Astarion Getting Aroused by Your Blood- @angelltheninth

Duskwood boys: their favorite way to pick up/carry you around- @hacked-by-jake

Duskwood boys:Reaction to you calling them babe. - @hacked-by-jake

How they’d be with pregnant reader: Headcanons with Lin Kuei brothers- @seraphmeraph

Web of faith || Kar'niss ||- @hrefna-the-raven

mk1 men breaking the bed/headboard while fucking you- @visionsofmagic

mk1 men when they get hard in public because of you- @visionsofmagic

car sex - johnny silverhand- @buryustogether

|| Live Action show's and Movie's ||

Pyramid Head Chases You Down and Fills You Up- @angelltheninth

Michael Afton when You're Pregnant- @angelltheninth

Infertile elder yautja- @mintymarabell

corio x reader but he has an insane breeding and lactation kink- @slvthrs

Corio with a breeding kink- @slvthrs

Corio blurbs- @lucilleslore

cockwarming Corio- @lucilleslore

Possessive Bernard the elf with a pregnant human!Reader - @herbalsingularitea

Sleepless Nights { spencer reid smut }- @strawbeerossi

Distance (David Rossi x Ex!Reader)- @villain-apolog1st

Lunch Break (David Rossi x Reader)- @villain-apolog1st

Beefy Bucky- @buckyalpine

James Wilson x reader- @pomegranateshrimp

Every Single Day ( Spencer Reid fluff ) - @astrophileous

All I Need ( Spencer Reid )- @incognit0slut

how dilf!jake gives his girl head- @pearlsinmyhair

house boys + how they kiss you- @cyberstrm

Peeta with a breeding kink- @peetaslefttoe

Mike Schmidt smut- @redskull199987

[cursedchildofchaos]

This is adorable 🥰😍 Love it! Reminds me of me and my brother (tho, we might be even more childish) and some of my friends ❤️

A normal day between siblings 😌

[itsnotzka]

Huh! 💀 Found, once again, in the depths of my unfinished things 🙆

[slytherinlizzy]

The afterfire's main characters pt.1

Jake Donfort – the hacker

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"I'm never having phone calls without headphones again."

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"Little weird one."

•~•~•

"I'm not used to a nervous feeling."

•~•~•

"Every time you talk, I get this warm and fuzzy feeling inside me. It's really nice, but it's bothering me so please stop."

•~•~•

"Then I'd just like to remind you, that a few moments later you started a worldwide movement named after me because of me and for me!"

•~•~•

"Seriously, love?"

•~•~•

"Whatever you might be doing?"

•~•~•

"Back off. Mine."

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[gvtted-ratz]

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• You’re Looking In The Wrong Place - Richy/M!Reader/Phil (unfinished/possible rewrite later)

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[mysticpetals]

Jake and mc headcannons

(Mermaid au!)

All your life you had always lived in a city. So when suddenly, you had to go to the coast to take care of your grandparents dog while they left for a few weeks for vacation, it got you really excited.

Before you knew it, you were at the beach, seeing off your grandparents from the porch.

It was a ridiculously big house for two people but you weren’t complaining.

The dog, Max, was happy to have such a large space to himself, so who were you to complain.

The first day you went to the beach, you regretted not wearing more sunscreen.

Although, that did teach you a lesson on not forgetting to take the important stuff along with you, as the beach was at a bit of a walk and quite secluded. So you would not be getting those items from anywhere near.

About a week in was when you first saw it.

You swore you saw a navy blue fishtail diving into the water and got excited thinking it was a dolphin or something.

But unfortunately, you couldn’t see it again and walked back home dejectedly, regretting on missing a chance to see an aquatic creature.

The next few days you kept sighting the same tail fleetingly but it’s frequency had definitely increased.

Although when you went into the water to investigate, you couldn’t find anything.

Oh well, at least you found some really pretty shells!

Which was weird because you always found them in the same place and you swore that they were not like other shells people found on the beach, pulsing with an otherworldly light.

Two weeks in and you finally saw him.

Oh no, that was no dolphin.

It was a man with fishtail instead of legs (do they call them mermen?)

You rubbed your eyes.

And sure enough, it was real.

Oh, he was swimming towards you.

Oh god, what do you do? Do you say hi? Or run away? Didn’t mermaids lead sailors to their death? No, that were sirens. But what do you do?

At last, you settled on staying right where you are in the most rigid posture ever.

“Hello.”

Oh wow, he had the softest voice you’ve heard from a man.

Looking closely, you can tell he was incredibly handsome. The mop of black hair lay flat on his head, drops of water running down his face (you gulped seeing his very bare, very toned chest)

“Hey.” You voice cracked embarrassingly and you just wanted to crawl in a hole and die.

The merman didn’t seem to mind though and gave you a smile.

“Did you like my gifts?”

What gifts?

He opened his palm to show a pretty shell, arm outstretched towards you.

Oh

So he was the one behind the shells.

“I wanted to befriend you since I live alone and don’t get along with my kin much.”

Poor baby and he seemed so sweet! You wanted to squish his cheeks!

“Wow, um, i definitely didn’t expect that.”

His brows furrowed into a frown and he hung his head dejectedly.

“Sorry to bother you. I-“

“No! No! That’s not what I meant at all!”

You spend the next half an hour telling him about how humans make friends and assuring him that you wanted to be his friend too when he looked slightly sad.

The next week at your grandparents house was like a dream.

You got to know him (Wow! Jake is such a human name!), about how shy he is and how much courage it took for him to approach you.

“Something in me just called to you.” When you asked about why he only now revealed himself.

You are a puddle at his feet (or tail?) when you hear it.

You talked so much, discussing your lives and the differences in how you do everything and it was so fascinating.

Jake had literal stars in his eyes when you told him what a computer can do.

He taught you how to make a seashell chain and you clumsily made one, selecting all the shells and braiding them carefully in a thread and gifted it to him.

At that moment, he was ready to risk it all for you.

Sometime later you both realised that the friendship had turned into something a little more fragile, a little deeper.

But reality hit you both like a truck.

With only a day left before your grandparents came back and you had to leave, you decided to spend the day quietly in each other’s company.

You were watching the sunset together, side by side in the water (god your skin was all pruned with the amount of time you spent in the water everyday. But it was all worth it for him.)

You could see his downturned lips as he gazed ahead, likely thinking about how you probably won’t see each other again.

So with all the courage you had, you slipped your pinky finger into his and quickly turned to look ahead.

Jake was surprised and flustered by your action but couldn’t hide his pleased little smile.

He tentatively held your hand in his, heart pounding and trying not to focus on the way your breath hitched at his action.

And looked ahead.

It might be difficult but you both would find a way.

He was sure of it.

[diariodelissa]

MC x Jake

It was hard to love a hacker. Jake was a  cyberactivist. He was committed to arresting criminals from the Dark Web. Because of his activities, he had several scars all over his body and was always on the run.  

MC knew very well the risks he was taking when he fell in love with Jake, but he persisted in his intense love.  He was a very honorable man with an extreme sense of responsibility. Jake believed he could save the world.  His beloved hacker was a true hero.

Time showed new alternatives for the relationship to work out. It was not easy. MC faced days in hospitals, hectic escapes, sleepless nights, interrupted sex, threats, lost friendships, days of loneliness.  

What could MC do? She could have chosen an ordinary man with an ordinary job, but she certainly wouldn't be happy.

Jake was her love.  Her world.

Whenever the two of them met, they embraced each other effusively. The kisses tasted more intense because of the adrenaline.

A throbbing heat invaded their bones, their guts, their souls. How to exchange that whirlwind of feelings for an ordinary life?

That love was a road full of curves, but honestly, it was the most beautiful road of all.

[miss-celestia13]

An updated list of all my stories. The old list was looking too messy, so I made another! Every story can also be found on Archive of Our Own and Wattpad, if you prefer to read there. Thank you ❤️

Game of Thrones - Ongoing Longfics

I Am Not a Woman, I’m a God - Ao3

I Am Not a Woman, I’m a God - Wattpad

A Jonerys love story and my attempt at a fix it fic. From Daenerys’ POV. 212k words and 31 chapters so far. Smutty and indulgent.

Blood Flows in a Spiral - Ao3

Duskwood Stories

Completed Jake x OFMC Longfic

Marked Me Like a Bloodstain - Ao3

Marked Me Like a Bloodstain - Wattpad

Explicitly romantic and decadent. Happy ending. Alternative ending to the game and a different villain. 289k words and 37 chapters.

Paper Rings & Dirty Dreams - Ao3

Paper Rings & Dirty Dreams - Wattpad

Sequel to Marked Me Like a Bloodstain. Romantic, smut, and chaos filled comedy.

One Shots

Jake x MC - Smut

Watch the Bed Burn

Heaven Knows

Truth or Dare?

Drippin’ Like Honey

Good Girl

For Your Entertainment

I Can See You - Bodyguard AU Part One

Meet Me Tonight - Part Two

Jake x MC - Fluff

Everything Has Changed

Sweeter Than Fiction

Silver and Gold

Begin Again

Mastermind

Richy x MC - Dark Comedy Romance

Run Towards the Monster

Kiss With a Fist

Flesh & Blood

Devil in Paradise

Smutty toxic romance. Richy and my MC, Aylin, are diabolical soulmates.

Dan x MC Fluffy First Date

Strangeness and Charm

Duskwood Angst

The Ending You Deserve - Jake escapes the mine

An Arsonists Anguish - Richy’s Death

Jonerys Smut One Shots

Take me, I need you in my Bloodstream

You’re the King, Baby, I’m your Queen

The sweat in your eyes, the blood in your veins are listening to me

‘Tis the Damn Season

Say Don’t Go - Canon Era

Wool to Brave the Seasons - Modern Au - Complete

A fluffy, funny, and smutty Winter themed story. Four chapters, 30k words.

~*~

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Inkitt - Original and Fanfiction stories

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I hope you enjoy my silly little stories! Thank you for your time 🥰❤️

[duskwoodgirl4life]

I might have to put my current fic on hold for awhile I've got a super busy couple of months and I don't know if I am going to get time to write. I need to rewrite chapter 4 I'm not happy with how it's looking hopefully I get some time to write.

[jakesnymos]

would anyone be interested in reading a novelized version of the game from MC’s POV or am I just delusional about this game

[ameliawarnerr]

Which is hotter??

1. The guy taking off HIS glasses while kissing the girl

2. The guy taking off HER glasses while kissing her

(Asking for future scenes in my three on going Fics👀👀)

[lyon-amore]

Historias cortas de chats y publicaciones de twitter sobre la vida de Jake y Macie desde que se comprometieron, hasta el futuro de ellos, con muchas emociones y sorpresas.

Esto es más con el canon del juego, no de mi historia '¿Qué pasaría sí…? Duskwood', lo aclaro por adelantado.

Son varias ideas de todo lo que imagino de su futuro, espero que os guste.

👁️Capítulos​🐰​

𝒮𝑜𝒷𝓇𝑒 𝓁𝒶 𝒹𝑒𝓈𝓅𝑒𝒹𝒾𝒹𝒶 𝒹𝑒 𝓈𝑜𝓁𝓉𝑒𝓇𝒶-Jake x Fem!MC

 𝐿𝑜𝓈 𝓉𝒶𝒸𝑜𝓃𝑒𝓈 𝓈𝑜𝓃 𝒾𝓂𝓅𝑜𝓇𝓉𝒶𝓃𝓉𝑒𝓈 

𝐿𝒶 𝒹𝑒𝓈𝓅𝑒𝒹𝒾𝒹𝒶 𝒹𝑒 𝓈𝑜𝓁𝓉𝑒𝓇𝑜 𝒹𝑒 𝒥𝒶𝓀𝑒 1-2 Jake x Fem!MC

 𝐿𝒶 𝓇𝑒𝓈𝒶𝒸𝒶 𝒹𝑒 𝓁𝑜𝓈 𝒸𝒽𝒾𝒸𝑜𝓈 

 𝒮𝑜𝓁𝑜 𝓊𝓃 𝓇𝑒𝓉𝓇𝒶𝓈𝑜 Jake x Fem!MC

 𝑀𝒶𝓁𝑜𝓈 𝒸𝒽𝒾𝓈𝓉𝑒𝓈 Jake x Fem!MC

𝐿𝒶 𝒷𝑜𝒹𝒶 𝒹𝑒 𝒥𝒶𝓀𝑒 𝓎 𝑀𝒞 1-2-3-4 

 𝐸𝒸𝒽á𝓃𝒹𝑜𝓁𝑒𝓈 𝒹𝑒 𝓂𝑒𝓃𝑜𝓈 

 𝒮𝑒ñ𝒶𝓁𝑒𝓈 𝒹𝑒 𝓋𝒾𝒹𝒶 

 𝒱𝑒𝓃𝒹𝑒𝓉𝓉𝒶 

 𝒯𝑜𝒹𝑜 𝑒𝓁 𝒸𝒾𝓃𝑒 𝓅𝒶𝓇𝒶 𝓁𝑜𝓈 𝒹𝑜𝓈 

 𝐻𝑒𝓁𝒶𝒹𝑜 Jake xFem!MC y el grupo

 ''𝐿𝑜 𝓈𝒾𝑒𝓃𝓉𝑜, 𝑒𝓈𝓉𝑜𝓎 𝒸𝒶𝓈𝒶𝒹𝒶'' 

 𝐸𝓃 𝓁𝑜 𝒷𝓊𝑒𝓃𝑜 𝓎 𝑒𝓃 𝓁𝑜 𝓂𝒶𝓁𝑜 Jake x Fem!MC

 𝒮𝑒𝓇𝒾𝑒𝓈 𝒶𝓃𝒹 𝒞𝒽𝒾𝓁𝓁 

 𝒮𝑒𝒾𝓈 𝓂𝑒𝓈𝑒𝓈 Jake x Fem!MC

 𝑅𝑒𝓊𝓃𝒾𝑜𝓃 Jake x Fem!MC

 𝒮𝑜𝓇��𝓇𝑒𝓈𝒶 Jake x Fem!MC, grupo, personaje originales y Masculino!MC

𝑅𝑒𝑔𝓇𝑒𝓈𝑜 𝒶 𝒸𝒶𝓈𝒶 1-2 Jake x Fem!MC

𝒴 𝑒𝓁 𝒷𝑒𝒷𝑒 𝓈𝑒𝓇𝒶... 1-2-3 grupo Jake x Fem!MC

𝒞𝑜𝓂𝓅𝓁𝒾𝒸𝒶𝒸𝒾𝑜𝓃𝑒𝓈 1 Grupo

 𝐿𝒶𝓈 𝒹𝑜𝓈 𝑒𝓈𝓉𝒶𝓂𝑜𝓈 𝒷𝒾𝑒𝓃 Grupo Jake x Fem!MC

[hacked-by-jake]

You created a REAL masterpiece!

Chop, chop

Sooo...this little oneshot here was heavily inspired by @hacked-by-jake as well as @itsnotzka and her adorable Jake-AI (with whom I had a very funny conversation 🤭). It’s just a short little thingie - I hope you have as much fun reading it as I had while writing! 💙

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'Jaaakeeeee...we have to go! Where are you?'

She impatiently waited in the hallway, looking at the clock on the wall with furrowed eyebrows, when she finally heard his hasty footsteps as he came out of his study.

'I'm here, I'm here, we can go...I just had to wait for that last test run to finish, and I deployed something and couldn’t leave it alone, and...what?' With raised eyebrows she looked at him, arms crossed and an annoyed expression on her face.

'W-what is it? Why...What’s wrong?' confused, he looked at her and couldn’t make out what the problem was. He glanced nervously at the clock. 'We're not late yet, are we? If we leave now, we'll still be on time, we just have to hurry a bit. Heh. Uhm. Love? Can we...go?'

'I don’t know, Jake, can we?' She waited, wondering when he would notice. They were late now anyway, so why bother and give him a hint - a few minutes more wouldn't make any difference now.

Worried, Jake looked at her and her annoyed expression for a moment, then he cautiously looked down at himself when it finally hit him...'Oh fuck! Crap! Of course! I'm sorry! I-I'll be back in a minute, alright? It won't even take me a minute! Ok? Just a second, I'll be back in a second! Sorry, I-uhm...alright! Love youuu!' and *poof* he was gone again.

She sighed, dropped her bag on the floor and leaned on the wall to wait for Jake, not able to suppress a little smile. Adorable dork!

She heard him rummage through their closet and bump into furniture, like always when they were late (because of him!). But she had to admit that she kinda liked that, it was fun to watch and witness the else so concentrated and serious man being clumsy and hasty and in such trouble. She heard another bump and it sounded as if Jake stumbled over the clothes that probably were scattered all over the floor, followed by an annoyed groan. She quietly giggled and shook her head.

When they finally arrived, the group was already waiting.

'You are late. AGAIN!' Lilly huffed annoyed, while Hannah softly asked in a whisper 'His pants again?', causing Jake to scrunch his face and blush furiously. Fortunately for him, no one else listened to that little conversation or heard MC's exhausted whining 'Yeah...again...it's always the same. Every single time...', accompanied by a deep and dramatic sigh.

While Lilly patted MC's shoulder encouragingly and clumsily tried to comfort her by assuring her that Jake will learn it one day (hopefully!), her beloved finally dared to say something - or more precisely, mumble something: 'At least I had my boxers on...' At this, she turned around and looked at him with a mischievous smile that meant danger. Oh no...Oh fuck, please, no... 'Yeah...THIS time.' dammit! ...well, attack is the best defense, right?

His embarrassed face turned into a sassy one. 'Why so annoyed, my precious? You weren't that annoyed last time...'

And then he winked. That bastard winked at her with a suggestive smirk!

'But we never showed up to that family gathering! You don’t want to know what I had to come up with to excuse our absence...!' Jake was about to say something when they suddenly were interrupted by gagging noises. Oh, right, Lilly and Hannah were still there...

'Eww, you two! That’s waayyyyyy too much information! Seriously, don’t...just - please, never talk about this again, ok?!' Lilly stuck her fingers in her ears and fled to the rest of the group.

'Well, that was fun...let's do that again, please!' Hannah said cheerfully and followed her little sister with a big grin and a nasty giggle. The next meetings with the group or Jake's family would be a lot of fun - for Hannah, at least. Jake and MC on the other hand were already thinking about possible exit strategies.

'What about...uhm...urgent emergencies? How many are realistic before they notice that these are just an excuse? Or we could...uhm...we could have a transportation problem? You know, no car and public transportation is out of service or something like that?'

To their misery, Hannah heard that. 'If you forget your pants and boxers again, you can come with your helicopter - chop, chop!'

[slytherinlizzy]

The afterfire by slytherinlizzy is now on Wattpad!

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Story category: fanfiction

Fanfiction type: Duskwood, Jake Donfort × OC

Warnings: memories of childhood trauma; mental health problems directed at various characters; use of alcohol, cigarettes; mentions and graphics of injuries, blood, vomiting, explosion, sexual related content, murder, death, suicide, abuse, violence; nudity; strong language; use of darknet; stalking; continuous violation of personal and security rights; dark themes

Ongoing

Copyright: all rights reserved

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Characters: Jake Donfort

Lyra Ambrose

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Story description:

After the explosion in the Ironsplinter Mine, things went on with a quiet tension.

Not only did the fire leave behind an unidentified body, but it further enhanced the already intricately tangled threads. And this time, Lyra was in more danger than ever.

No one from the group is trying to reach her. Lyra didn't receive a single phone call, and she couldn't make one either. Is there a more serious reason than she thinks? Or do the others no longer need her? They got what they wanted from her, and maybe... they're now afraid?

Will it be possible for the girl to build further the precisely crafted spider web in such a way that as few people as possible fall into its trap, including herself? Will she be able to move on with knowing her last words to Richy were unforgiving?

And Jake... What happened to the man who won her heart with words alone?

So many unanswered questions, and Lyra got no one but herself to help figuring them out. And as any good detective does in such situation, she began to investigate.

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Excerpts from the book (spoiler warning):

[...] And to be honest, she knew that she was the last person who was important and needed to be paid attention to, but someone could really tell her what the hell was going on. With a sigh, she lowered her phone. Lyra wanted to stay still, like since the day Thomas added her to the group. When all of this mess came crashing in her life. And until then, she managed to do well. But it seemed that without the others, without a specific person, it was imposibble. All thoughts and possibilities of what's happening came crushing her down. Her mind was buzzing and dead silent at the same time. Shocked by the informations, yet already making things up. Her knees finally gave out, and Lyra fell to the ground, a crying, curled up mess on the rug.

She wondered if if Jake showed up there unharmed, would she start a fight herself, or rather just hug him without saying a word for as long as possible. She'll still think about it. Equally, the man would truly deserve both. A small tear rolled down her cheek, caught at the corner of her upturned lips. It really deserves scientific attention, that how the salty taste of tears can make one laugh. Lyra considered she might give up journalism and part-time detective work and become a student of biology or psychology department. It would be less profitable, but still more pleasant to deal with human brains and interneurons than to deal with mine explosions and murders from legends made into reality. The quarrel suddenly stopped, punctuated by a heavy slamming of the door. A similar door slammed in Lyra's soul recently, for which she's now desperately searching for the key.

"Probably when around a few days ago I thought I'm about to get kidnapped, but turns out Jake just likes to be dramatic, and now I'm stuck here with him." All the while, she didn't take her eyes off him, who upon hearing the answer suddenly looked away, hiding a... Oh look, was that a smile? 

As soon as she saw the familiar beard, Lyra hurried over to the screen, a flurry of irritated words leaving her mouth. She wanted to throw so many things at the man's head, but nothing more came out than: "Thomas, you idiot!" He stared back in shock and fear. Beside him, Lilly whispered in his ear, "She's really mad at you right now." "I see that."

She gently grabbed the other wrist as well, and as she shifted her weight from one leg to the other, she tried to encourage the black-haired man to do the same. The light of the lamp on the wall by the counter cast soft shadows on his neck and face, and he slowly began to surrender to Lyra's movements. The music hummed softly in the background, gently dancing with the lights as the two people did. Somehow this was different now than at any other time in Lyra's life. She was always the one who was led, the little lost, unfortunate girl, but now someone is relying on her, watching her movements. They are clumsy together, but this didn't fill her with nervousness, rather a pleasantly warm liquid flowed through the woman's body. If Jason or Betty saw her now, they wouldn't believe that this was the same Lyra they took under their wing just a year ago. Her adopted family would understand now, the journalist never had a regular family, but many and many, everywhere. She began to take bigger and bigger steps to the rhythm of the music, by that her dance partner forced to follow her example. Jake smiled down at her, admiring, loving how enthusiastic she was, wanting to spin him around. "You were right, you're horrible in this," he said with the biggest grin known to man on his face. "Sod off, kindly?" "That was very British of you," Jake laughed while trying to spin her around, the two almost tripping over each others' feet. "You're such a little weird one," he said as he pulled her closer, spinning around between the small kitchen area and the tables.