For all you shatter is our seeming, And in breaking we are free

A tiny thing based on that footnote in 'Seventeen Dead Neapolitans', the one with John Uskglass, Henry Barbatus, Willian of Lanchester and Thomas of Dundale, because it has an amazing amount of implied horror and anger and grief in it.

Title: Gravefrost and Wormwood
Rating: R, but mostly by implication
Fandom: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (bookverse)
Characters/Pairings: Thomas of Dundale, William of Lanchester, discussed John Uskglass and Henry Barbatus. Little bit of Thomas/William, maybe
Summary: William of Lanchester and Thomas of Dundale, after their King has cast them from the room in order to continue interrogating Henry Barbatus, while horror, grief and anger carry them away
Wordcount: 2371
Warnings/Notes: Um. Grave robbing, resurrection, interrogation of a(n aware) corpse, violence towards said corpse, anger, rage and horror as a result of same. Wow that little footnote had a lot to work with in two paragraphs.
Disclaimer: Not mine

Written for the following prompt on the kinkmeme: Strictly Gen. I would like to see how shot!Childermass managed to convince Sir Walter that he harbours no ill feelings towards Lady Pole and that he actually has her best interest in mind. Bonus points for selling Mr Segundus as a reliable and respectable person and a kind and caring soul.

Title: To Speak of Trouble
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (TV)
Characters/Pairings: Walter Pole, John Childermass, Stephen Black, discussion of Emma Pole and John Segundus. Gen.
Summary: Coda to Episode 4. Childermass and Sir Walter have that incredibly painful conversation about what happens to Emma in the aftermath of the shooting.
Wordcount: 5401
Warnings/Notes: Discussion of 19th century mental institutions, horrible moral dilemmas, aftermath of attempted murder, injuries, mercy, hurt/comfort. Also I project a little bit in this fic
Disclaimer: Not mine

Written for a prompt on the kinkmeme, about the theory that Childermass is the Raven King's bastard. I feel sort of weird writing it, since I also ship Uskglass/Childermass a little bit, but I thought I'd give it a go.

Title: Fathers and Sons
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (book, largely)
Characters/Pairings: John Childermass, William of Lanchester, discussion of John Uskglass and Black Joan. Background John Uskglass/Black Joan.
Summary: John Childermass discovers that he is the Raven King's bastard. Being his mother's son and of certain opinions, this conversation does not entirely go as John Uskglass might have expected. Fortunately, it is not John Uskglass doing the talking. It's William of Lanchester, bearing uneasy news once again, and with some weary aplomb. He always knew his king's romances would one day get them in trouble, after all
Wordcount: 5502
Warnings/Notes: Discussions of illegitimate children, bastardy, abandonment, anger, cultural differences, family reunions, reconciliation, class differences, etc. Hopeful ending.
Disclaimer: Not mine.

A small addendum to The King's Roads that got rather long on me. I wanted h/c in the aftermath of the previous story, Childermass and Grant's journey north and everyone's fear/grief over it. I wanted post-apocalyptic family feels, mostly. What I ended up with was angry Emma, unconscious Childermass, and poor Major Grant getting yelled at a bit. And family feels. Heh. My apologies to all. Venturing a little towards Emma/Segundus/Childermass, with Jonathan/Arabella and possibly hints of Jonathan/Arabella/undead!Grant as well. Because I'm cracked. Maybe hints of Stephen/Vinculus too.


Title: The King's Roads: Family Disputes
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (TV)
Characters/Pairings: Emma Wintertowne, John Segundus, John Childermass, Mr Honeyfoot, Stephen Black, Vinculus, Arabella Strange, Major Grant, Walter Pole, mention of Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell. Ensemble, hinted Emma/John/John, Arabella/Jonathan(/Grant) and possibly Stephen/Vinculus, as well as Emma & Arabella
Summary: In which there are unconscious spies, angry warriors, sheepish undead majors, much hurt/comfort and the odd threat of shooting
Wordcount: 4102
Warnings/Notes: Post-Apocalyptic AU, mentions of past horrors, mention of loss of limbs, hurt/comfort, anger, families of choice, protectiveness, relief
Disclaimer: Not mine

I thought I'd finally try this pair. They, ah, they're more fluffy than my usual. Heh. This is sort of a combination of a couple of kinkmeme prompts, one about Segundus and Childermass on a quest in Faerie, and one about Childermass with a sword in his hand. I'm not sure how well it hews to either one, but it's too late now. Heh.

Title: The Bramble Path
Rating: PG
Fandom: Jonathan Strange & Mr Norrell (TV)
Characters/Pairings: John Segundus, John Childermass, Mr Honeyfoot gets crashed into in passing. Childermass/Segundus
Summary: John Segundus and John Childermass find themselves trapped in a dark dream of a faerie forest together, and must escape before sunrise or risk never waking again. The fact that they somewhat fall in love over the course of it is largely an accident
Wordcount: 7613
Warnings/Notes: Dreams, quests, faerie forests, magic, swords, comrades in arms, falling in love, violence, fluff and silliness, reunions, kissing
Disclaimer: Not mine

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

Something of the mildly smutty companion to On the Road to York. John Childermass went oddly synesthetic on me, for some reason. Also, this is very much TV!verse, borrowing a lot from Episode 7.

Title: Soot-Salt and Satisfaction
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (TV)
Characters/Pairings: John Childermass, Stephen Black, Vinculus. Childermass/Stephen/Vinculus
Summary: John Childermass lays back in a king's fairy bower, and considers fate, prophecy, and the men he shares it with. They've come a ways and paid a price or two to end up there, after all
Wordcount: 2658
Warnings/Notes: Post-coital bed sharing, snuggling, contemplation, developing relationship, scars, history, fate/prophecy, magic, faerie, senses and sensation, lust, protectiveness, sensuality, smoking
Disclaimer: Not mine

This was written (somewhat hastily) for a prompt on the kink meme, which I have just discovered and which makes me very happy. This was possibly not exactly to the prompt, as I never got as far as the Raven King's return, but I hope it's not too far wrong.

Title: The King's Roads
Rating: PG-13
Fandom: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (TV)
Characters/Pairings: Ensemble. Emma Pole, John Segundus, Stephen Black, John Childermass, Arabella Strange, Mr Honeyfoot, Vinculus, Colquhoun Grant, Walter Pole, mention of Jonathan Strange, Gilbert Norrell, the Raven King, original faeries, original monsters
Summary: More than magic has come through the mirrors, and England has fallen to terror and ruin in the spaces between the worlds. In Last Hope, the last free citadel in the North, the survivors search for some means to push back the monstrous armies, and may have found it in the charnel house that was once London
Wordcount: 4540
Warnings/Notes: Post-Canon, Future Fic, Post Apocalypse, Dimensional Shifting, Magic, Plague, Demons, Monsters, Undead, Safe Places, Sieges, Last Cities, Spies, Magicians, Team, Hope, Hopeful Ending
Disclaimer: Not mine

While I'm seeing about getting voices down.

Title: A Hedge, A Coat, And Thou
Rating: Gen
Fandom: Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell (TV)
Characters/Pairings: Vinculus, John Childermass. Mildly Vinculus/Childermass
Summary: Vinculus and Childermass are abroad in Yorkshire on a rainswept night, and end up huddling under a hedge for warmth. Childermass grumpily offers to share his coat, and Vinculus is more than happy to accept
Wordcount: 1319
Warnings/Notes: Rain, huddling for warmth, grumpiness, late night conversations, mild flirting
Disclaimer: Not mine

Okay. So I have just watched through all seven episodes of the miniseries version of "Jonathan Strange and Mr Norrell". I haven't read the book yet, though it's planned for when next I head to the library. Have some confused and somewhat spoilery reactions under the cut?