If the Landsraad bans me for hollering at the Mentats I will face god and walk backwards into hell.
Hungry Generations
Piter & Feyd-Rautha, Harkonnen ensemble, found family but evil • 25,500 words (7/7)
Eager to take his first life in the arena, Feyd-Rautha has become sullen and willful, full of hatred with no outlet. Over time, he grows more and more distant from the Mentat that reluctantly raised him, a chasm opening between retainer and charge. Wealth, violence, and adroit manipulation keep House Harkonnen afloat, but none of it is enough to foster true loyalty.
The Baron succumbs to Duke Leto's poisoned tooth, leaving the Beast to serve as regent of House Harkonnen. Piter survives, but he does not escape unscathed—for part of him died on Arrakis.
Whalefall
Piter & Rabban get humbled by Lankiveil • 8,000+ words • in-progress (2/?)
The Baron sends Piter and Rabban to do his bidding on the planet Lankiveil. If by some cruel fate the Count is to ever become a worthy regent for his little brother, he must be capable of collaborating with a Mentat—and fixing his late father’s mistakes.
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Hell Is Empty
Piter & Duke Leto & House Harkonnen • 3,559 words
Several members of the Landsraad have gathered at a ceremonial function on Kaitain, bringing House Atreides and House Harkonnen into uncomfortable proximity. The circumstances allow Duke Leto to observe the Baron's Mentat in person for the first time, and to consider the fates of his own newborn son and the Baron's youngest nephew.
Tangential Possibilities
Piter & Baby Feyd • 3,872 words
Feyd-Rautha, still an infant, had not yet learned contempt. He would learn it soon enough, Piter knew, and that was to the child's benefit. On Giedi Prime, hatred was necessary in order to survive.
Come, Bitter Conduct
Piter/Rabban • 2,086 words
It is the worst day of the year: the anniversary of Feyd-Rautha's birth. Rabban seeks out an unorthodox distraction from the festivities.
Rappaccini's Oubliette
Piter & questionable reptile husbandry • 3,525 words
Poisonous creatures often declared their true natures in brightly-colored flamboyance. Piter merely followed the designs of nature in demonstrating his own. His blue-stained eyes marked him as both poisoned and poisonous; he chose to emphasize the latter. Blue was, after all, the Harkonnen color.
Mithridatism
heavily implied Piter/Kudu • 4,406 words
An alternate meeting between Dr. Yueh and the Mentat who would break his conditioning—or: Yueh meets two men he will one day kill.
more @ ao3
I will never be free of the urge to put Piter de Vries in situations.
one industry is collapsing so i had to get another job that i do like but it is so extremely nitpicky (under 96% = failure) i spend all my free time sobbing popping benzos and applying to local jobs in case everything else collapses. ruh roh raggy
