#skulduggery pleasant gift exchange 2022

[mylifeisasquigleymess]

My fic is out for the 2022 Skulduggery Pleasant gift exchange!

“But here Valkyrie was, walking through the empty park with Militsa, hand in hand, ring in pocket, Xena between them on a leash. Everything was perfect, Valkyrie had it planned out to a T, there was no way that anything could possibly go wrong.

Knock on wood.”

Aka: Valkyrie proposes to Militsa but everything goes wrong.

[bubblemoon66]

The gifts for the 2022 Skulduggery Pleasant Fic Exchange are here!

I think this year has been a tough one for most of us, but we got there in the end!

Firstly, a massive thank you goes out to @lilithphantasterei​ who filled in as a pinch hitter at the last moment. I couldn’t have done it without them.

Congratulations to everyone who manged to get something written this year. Definitely, check them out. And if you find something you like, don’t forget to leave the author a comment and kudos.

A Christmas Ball   by FangirlForever18

Skulduggery sneaks into Mevolent's Christmas Ball. What's the worse that can happen?

A Very Peaceful Evening by  LilithPhantasterei

'I knew it was going to be like this!' Valkyrie seethed, wondering whether she'd be faster if she'd ditch her heels. She dashed around a corner, Skulduggery hot on her trail. 'We should have stayed,' he sounded remorseful, 'I didn't even get dessert.' 'You don't have a stomach, you couldn't even digest dessert.' 'I theoretically don't have ears but I still heard you complaining all evening.'

Autumn leaves by  SquigleysSnake11

“But here Valkyrie was, walking through the empty park with Militsa, hand in hand, ring in pocket, Xena between them on a leash. Everything was perfect, Valkyrie had it planned out to a T, there was no way that anything could possibly go wrong. Knock on wood.”

Aka: Valkyrie proposes to Militsa but everything goes wrong.

Caught in a Loop by  bubblemoon66

Valkyrie and Skulduggery travel to Northern Ireland to investigate a burglary. Tracking down the culprit proves easy enough; until Valkyrie wakes up the next day to find out they have to do it all over again. And again. And again... That right, it's a time loop.

Dead Poets Squad      by Vipertooth

All soldiers are asked to record their missions in writing. Larrikin thinks this is boring and decides the Dead Men will write their reports as poems to make it more fun.

Or: Hopeless gets mocked because their poem doesn’t rhyme, Saracen has a bad boy phase, Dexter denies his screams were loud, and you might start wondering why the Dead Men are venerated as heroes when so many of their missions go wrong.

High Standards by TheWiseCrow

Scapegrace smiled at him. Stupid, stupid Thrasher…

Meeting by armakin_9

Skulduggery is a junior police officer, and has to interview China for a case. He has no idea about her unique charms.

Militsa and Valkyrie’s day with Alice by  ieatbooks1

“I’ve already apologized,” Valkyrie shot a glance at Militsa, “But I have to do it again. I’m so sorry” Militsa shook her head, “Again, it’s okay. It was just a mistake.”

my girlfriend is a full six feet of Don't Touch Her On Your Life - and that's how I like it    by carloabay

There could not possibly be a good enough reason for you to even entertain the notion of holding Valkyrie Cain's girlfriend ransom. You are going to die. 

Tea by CupOTeaHatter

Training and Tea

That tiny sliver of relief by Alexander_Writes

"The alleyway outside what had once been Ghastly’s shop has not improved with age. Skulduggery does not know how Ghastly’s shop looks now."

Or, Skulduggery reminisces briefly on his life before the war.

The Opposite of Hate by AboveAlone

"The opposite of love is not hate, but indifference; the opposite of feeling can only be the absence of feeling" is a concept China should've known all too well, having to deal with insufferable lovestruck fools all day, every day.

But never had she applied it to herself.

troubles shared (are troubles halved)      by LassieLowrider

Now he couldn’t breathe, smoke, fear and heat choking the very life out of him, and all he wished for was to live another day, and see another sunrise (and another after that). He knew he wouldn’t, so all he could hope for as he gasped for air that wouldn’t come was that he would suffocate before the flames licking at his feet rose any higher.

As things went dark, Skulduggery shot upright in bed, eyes wide open and staring into nothingness. He pulled his knees to his chest, wrapped his arms around them and broke into tears, great heaving sobs ripping out of him. It took everything in him to not throw up everything he had eaten since he regained a body - it hadn’t been long, but he knew that throwing up was something he wanted to avoid, even if it had been a century since he last did it.

 or: three times skulduggery wakes up from nightmare

Velvet by KristianCross

Ghastly wanted a private night.

When Dead Men Die      by  xXvintage_goose_incognitoXx

When Dead Men die, things happen. They’re not necessarily bad things. They’re not necessarily good things. Sometimes, they can impact the entire course of history. Sometimes, they only impact oneself. After all, when one's life is multiple centuries long, one experiences a lot. - - A fic exploring the multiple canon deaths of the Dead Men.

Work Call      by  trainwhistlesatnight

Larrikin has to go to a meeting out of country for the remaining teleporters to discuss what-have-you. Anton, missing his love, decides to call him with a sexy surprise after a few nights of Larrikin being away.