"–orry." The word is muffled into the scratchy yet safe and warm shoulder of Mobius' jacket.
"It's okay. It's all going to be okay."
"–t's not."
"We've made it through worse."
Loki shakes their head. There is nothing worse than the thought of losing him. Mobius is the one with those damned red marks. One on each limb. They don't want to consider what happens next.
Some comfort in this trying time. I desperately need to finish this one.
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Lokius Fatal Frame AU. Some levity today. Well, as much as there's gonna be.
"Do you trust me?"
Blue eyes shine. "Why? What are you planning?"
"Mobius, do you trust me?"
"I think we've clearly established I do, Loki. I let the TVA burn for you."
Loki smikes, half chuckling, then sobers. "And I destroyed the loom."
"Some things need to be broken, to make something better."
I need to write the final part into the Rope Altar, then a slightly different ending to what I had originally, and then I have a new draft. It'll be in a better place after that.
Lokius Fatal Frame 1 AU because I want something for Lokius week and FF3 ain't gonna be ready in time.
It's unthinkable to ever be separated from him, but for this plan to work, a sacrifice must be made.
"Loki!"
They turn, facing the round stone dais and Kirie at the back. Her hands move, beckoning them forward, and Loki puts a knee up to start crawling across the red-brown stains. The smell of rot and despair emanates so strongly here, it's enough to make them retch, if only they couldn't also hear Mobius screaming their name from where he's held in place.
It all feels far too familiar as they turn to lie on their back, staring up at the symbols etched along the ceiling. Five gods. Five who Loki must offer themself to as a willing victim. They tilt their head up to Kirie, watching her peer through the heavy fringe. For the first time since they and Mobius entered the mansion, she seems calm, almost accepting. As Loki turns to look over at Mobius, at the fear in his eyes, they realise they must look calm, too. Their heart is anything but, beating hard and fast as if its trying to carry out a lifetime's worth before this is all over.
"It will be okay," they say to Mobius. It's maybe the wrong thing to say because he starts trying to break through the invisible forcefield again. And then there's no time to say anything else because the ropes start to move, slithering like snakes as they seek out limbs to wrap around.
Editing the Lokius bdsmverse undercover au. Have some reluctant aftercare.
"I'm okay," Loki protests for what feels like the hundredth time since they got back inside the house. "I don't need fussing over."
"Aren't I supposed to decide that?" asks Mobius, scratching the textured material of the armchair with a nail. It's a fruitless thing to say when he already knows the only one making any decisions here is Loki. They shift on the cushion by his feet and Mobius bites down the urge to tell them to swap and he'll sit on one of the dining chairs, that no one is going to be looking in the window. That argument had gone poorly last time. It definitely wouldn't go any better tonight.
Hoping once I do some small edits this is ready to go.
Not yet tagged by anyone. 'Tis a sleepy Sunday. But passing the non-existent tag for SSS or sketch Sunday onto:
Lokius fatal frame AU. An encounter with pre-ritual Kirie in the Moon Well.
The blinding light dims and Loki blinks as the man they love is replaced by a young woman. She tilts her head upwards, though her eyes remain hidden by hair.
"I loved him," she whispers. The words echo around the small dark space like a curse. "I loved him and they took him from me."
Then, she steps forward, moving through Loki like they're the incorporeal one. They choke as every cell in their body seizes and that same chill burns down their spine.
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"Time is… limited." They slip their hand into his. "But I think… I believe the only way out of this is to do what it wants ."
"That isn't very comforting," Mobius says, but he gives Loki a squeeze.
"I know." They look into those beautiful blue eyes for a moment longer, dreading what's up ahead. There's so much more they want to say, but the longer they linger, the more the ghosts gather. "Come on."
Loki starts walking, guiding Mobius towards the building where the moon shrine and their fates lie.
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Lokius Fatal Frame AU. More rope marks as they enter the pitch-black underground passageway heading towards the Rope Altar.
Loki's hand sweeps up his arm but stops at his shoulder. They can't bring themself to actually touch his neck, to feel if the marks have spread there, too. Instead, they slide their hand back down, then stop again because they don't want to touch the indentations on his wrist again either. Their heart pounds, but determination swells. "There's only one way to stop this."
"What if there's no way?"
Loki wants to offer the same comfort Mobius offers them. They really do. Mobius gives it unconditionally, without care if it's returned, and Loki has learned to show comfort because of him. But this is like being back to when free will was an illusion and destiny pulled the strings. And they don't currently have the answer, but they do have the will to continue, to press on, to figure this whole thing out, to save him. "I didn't let He Who Remains dictate our future. I'll be damned if I let it happen now."
This fic is definitely not going to be finished for Lokius week collection closing and what makes me laugh about that is I just managed to write the word "mystery" into the fic. The universe having a laugh at me there.
Always so good to see what everyone has been up to
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