BIG Grant/Childermass Fic

I think I'll link to AO3 on this one, since it's an unwieldy 15,700 words and six chapters long, and I don't want to spam chapters -_-; A touch longer than my usual this last while, this one. Written for a prompt on the kink meme.

Title: On the March
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (TV)
Characters/Pairings: Major Calquhoun Grant, John Childermass, cameos/mentions of Arabella Strange, John Segundus, Mr Honeyfoot, Emma Pole and Jonathan Strange. Grant/Childermass, Grant & Arabella, hints of past Grant/Strange
Summary: A monster out of fairytales is ravaging the Yorkshire moors. Childermass sets out to deal with it and, rather than let him do so alone, Arabella Strange volunteers Major Grant to keep him company (and keep him from getting killed). It is not initially a friendly partnership, but it does warm somewhat once the creature makes itself known. It's hard not to appreciate someone who risks his life alongside you
Wordcount: 15,751
Warnings/Notes: *deep breath* Action/Adventure, investigation, monster hunting, folkloric monsters (the barghest), magic, magical violence, illness, fainting, exhaustion, protectiveness, comrades in arms, living landscapes, hurt/comfort, past relationships, developing current relationship, escape, safety, scars, promises
Disclaimer: Not mine