#Emhyr's prison guards are the worst

[astaldis]

Nauseous

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Fandom: The Witcher 

Whumpee: Cahir

Whumper: Emhyr var Emreis

Exerpt from chapter 6 of ‘Prison Blues’ - Warning: Maggots

"Splendid. Then let's make a deal. You eat this one bowl of food right in front of my eyes to show you respect my orders. And, as a reward, I'll have better food sent to you in the future." Smiling a self-satisfied smile at his ingeniously benevolent proposal, he motions to one of the guards to bring the usual rancid, alive-with-maggots goo and bread that is supposed to be food.

As always, Cahir's stomach starts to turn just at the sight and smell. However, with the Emperor looking and the ever looming threat of being turned over to the torture master once again if he does not comply, he fights down the rising bile and takes a deep, steadying breath through his half-open mouth to avoid the worst of the stench. It is only food, not an instrument of torture. It cannot truly hurt him, even if it is utterly disgusting. Moreover, having to eat maggots can hardly be more humiliating than having to strip before the Emperor, can it? And he has done that. He is still naked on the floor. He only has to keep it down as long as the White Flame is watching, too. He can do this. He must. Still, his eyes well up with tears of shame as he brings the maggoty piece of bread to his mouth. He gags reflexively and quickly closes his eyes. Maybe it won't be as bad if he cannot see the wriggling white grubworms? But he can feel them moving in his mouth when he has taken the first bite. Which is decidedly worse. Valiantly suppressing the strong urge to hurl and spit it all out, he chews quickly and tries to swallow. However, it does not work. The bread is too dry, as is his mouth. And he is still missing a tongue to help with the swallowing. Cahir coughs and gags again. Desperate, he opens his eyes to look for the bowl with water.

"Here, take a sip. You are doing good. And I am here to help." The Emperor passes him the bowl with the tepid water, smiling down at the prisoner encouragingly. Gingerly Cahir gulps down some of the liquid and with it the bread that is in his mouth. And the maggots. They still feel alive as they go down his gullet with the rest of the food. No, don't think about it. Just do it again. Some more mouths full, a few more horrible minutes, and then it will be over. He takes another bite of the bread.

When Cahir has finally managed to eat up, his face is glistening with cold sweat and looking almost green. He is shaking and feels like he has to vomit any second now, but he cannot let that happen. This whole ordeal will be for nought if he does while the Emperor is still here.

"See, it isn't so difficult to follow my orders." Emhyr pats Cahir on the naked shoulder approvingly. "And it will be worth while, you'll see tomorrow. As I promised." He turns toward the door. "And, Cahir, you need to exercise. Regularly. The guards will make sure you do. I need you fighting-fit when the time comes."

The door closes behind the White Flame. Finally. And not a second too early. Cahir just manages to reach the bucket before his stomach convulses violently and he retches everything up again. Bits of bread and goo and maggots and all.

Prison Blues 

Published: 2022-06-04; Completed: 2022-08-03

Words: 32,672; Chapters: 14/14

Summary: While sitting around the campfire with his companions, Jaskier sings one of his favourite songs. Which elicits a very unexpected reaction from one of the more recent additions to the company. Jaskier can be such an idiot once in a while. The good thing is - he knows and is ready to apologise. However, things are much worse than he anticipated and a quick sorry nowhere near enough.

Rating: Explicit

Archive Warnings: Graphic Depictions Of Violence, Rape/Non-Con

Category: Gen

Relationships: Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach/Emhyr var Emreis; Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach & Jaskier | Dandelion; Assire var Anahid & Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach; Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach & Merlin The Cat

Additional Tags: Friendship; Trauma; Post-Traumatic Stress Disorder - PTSD; Torture; Aftermath of Torture; netflix season 2 compliant; Spoilers for The Witcher (TV) Season ; Angst; Vomiting; Sexual Abuse; Maggots; Emhyr is an evil bastard; Hurt/Comfort; Whump; a few days after the battle on the bridge; and directly after season 2 ends; Panic Attacks; Cats are the best; and bards; Jaskier is a good friend; Cahir Mawr Dyffryn aep Ceallach Has a Bad Time

Read ‘Prison Blues’ on Ao3: https://archiveofourown.org/works/39433770