Ficlet: Collateral Damage
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dolevalanTitle: Collateral Damage
Fandom/original: original
Rating: PG
A/N: The prompt was "in a flash," from![[livejournal.com profile]](https://www.dreamwidth.org/img/external/lj-userinfo.gif)
rougen, so I thought it was appropriate it make it a 15-minuter. Grace Harmony is borrowed from her. This is... I don't know, precisely, what this is. It just kind of popped out. It really isn't canon for any of the three characters.
It was beginning to rain, of course. It would be impossible to imagine the day could get any worse, really, and the oncoming storm seemed appropriate.
"Well, how was I supposed to know that he'd react so poorly? I mean - "
"Katiya," Dominic said, quiet but very firm. "Please be quiet."
She fell silent as he concentrated. He could feel a little bit of rain blowing in from the cave's entrance, cool but not cold on his skin. If he could keep her stable, at least catching a chill would be relatively unlikely. Behind him, Katiya shifted from foot to foot, resisting the urge to pace as best she could.
Dominic put a hand on Grace's forehead, and another on the wound in her torso. The gash was deep, but seemed to have missed most vital organs. He breathed a soft prayer as he channeled his goddess' power, giving the little healing power he was afforded. He tried to ignore, too, the anger rising up at Katiya. It wasn't her fault, after all, not directly. Perhaps she should have thought through the fact that lycans were different in different settings, and that Ravenloft was going to be the most prone to the darkest possible interpretation.
Still. He should have kept a closer eye on her. And he certainly should have been smarter than to let the three of them walk into such an obvious trap.
Grace woke, eyes fluttering for a moment before she gasped in pain. He pressed down, not rough, but enough to keep her from moving much. She met his eyes, and the fear and pain both eased a little, though they didn't disappear. Light harshly struck their faces before the thunder pressed down a moment later. Katiya moved to the cave's mouth, watching the rain. He knew he should say something to her...
...but perhaps not just yet.
Fandom/original: original
Rating: PG
A/N: The prompt was "in a flash," from
rougen, so I thought it was appropriate it make it a 15-minuter. Grace Harmony is borrowed from her. This is... I don't know, precisely, what this is. It just kind of popped out. It really isn't canon for any of the three characters.It was beginning to rain, of course. It would be impossible to imagine the day could get any worse, really, and the oncoming storm seemed appropriate.
"Well, how was I supposed to know that he'd react so poorly? I mean - "
"Katiya," Dominic said, quiet but very firm. "Please be quiet."
She fell silent as he concentrated. He could feel a little bit of rain blowing in from the cave's entrance, cool but not cold on his skin. If he could keep her stable, at least catching a chill would be relatively unlikely. Behind him, Katiya shifted from foot to foot, resisting the urge to pace as best she could.
Dominic put a hand on Grace's forehead, and another on the wound in her torso. The gash was deep, but seemed to have missed most vital organs. He breathed a soft prayer as he channeled his goddess' power, giving the little healing power he was afforded. He tried to ignore, too, the anger rising up at Katiya. It wasn't her fault, after all, not directly. Perhaps she should have thought through the fact that lycans were different in different settings, and that Ravenloft was going to be the most prone to the darkest possible interpretation.
Still. He should have kept a closer eye on her. And he certainly should have been smarter than to let the three of them walk into such an obvious trap.
Grace woke, eyes fluttering for a moment before she gasped in pain. He pressed down, not rough, but enough to keep her from moving much. She met his eyes, and the fear and pain both eased a little, though they didn't disappear. Light harshly struck their faces before the thunder pressed down a moment later. Katiya moved to the cave's mouth, watching the rain. He knew he should say something to her...
...but perhaps not just yet.
