We are healthy only to the extent that our ideas are humane.

Thanks to everyone who gave me prompts! You can still give me more, here. I'm going to try to do at least one prompt from each prompt-comment. :3

Title: Heartless
Universe: Wind & Foxes
Characters: Imbri, Nelius
Word count: 803
Warnings: none
Notes: Based on a prompt from redvelvetaddict, who wanted Imbri and Nelius interacting. They don't interact a lot in the novel, but they basically live in the same family for decades following the events of the novel, so they must have a relationship of some kind.

( Nelius gave a start, not expecting to turn and see someone standing behind him. )

If you're wondering why I am doing "ritual sacrifice" twice, it's because I am working on two bingo lines at once, and they intersect at the "ritual sacrifice" square.

Title: Another Word for Love
Universe: Wind & Foxes
Characters, pairings: Kivran/Reian
Rating: PG13
Warnings: mention of suicide
Word count: 666 (I did it on purpose this time)
Summary: Reian's lover is a passionate man. Sometimes a little--too passionate.
Notes: Written for origfic_bingo, for the prompt "ritual sacrifice". It probably helps to know that at the time they are involved, Reian is 15-16 and Kivran is 17-18. This is the counterpart of the story "Another Word for Madness", using all the same dialogue (though with a little expansion at the beginning and end), retelling the same events from Reian's PoV. Both PoVs are equally valid, I just thought it would be fun to explore both!

( But first, an annoying author's cultural note that you can feel free to skip! )


( Reian had heard too many love stories in his life. )

I really like how this one turned out, mainly because I've missed these characters since finishing the novel, and now I'm actually managing to come up with some viable ideas for either a sequel or a "what happened next" short story collection.

Also, don't worry if some of these might seem sad! These are things I'd like to resolve in more developed pieces.

(I think the Khelaj part is my favorite, if only because I keep laughing about it. Oh, Khelaj.)

Title: After Words
Universe: Wind & Foxes
Characters, pairings: Reian, Nelius/The Wind, Pasha, Kivran, Neri, Kai, Khelaj
Rating: PG
Word count: 1,673
Summary: After the novel's end, some of the characters reflect on the silence (or lack thereof) in their lives now.
Notes: Written for origfic_bingo, for the prompt "silence". In some ways, this is a piece about the supposed "silence" at the end of a novel, when really, the story hasn't ended yet. It only seems to (especially when the writer misses their characters).

( He no longer hears it, although it was never much of a noise. )

Title: Sun Kissed
Universe: Wind & Foxes
Characters, pairings: suggestions of Reian/Nelius
Rating: G
Word count: 1,332
Summary: Reian has been having inappropriate--perhaps even dangerous--thoughts about the all-powerful sorcerer in his care.
Notes: Super prompt-twisting powers go! Also, due to the limits of the English language, Kelisavian gender can be difficult to express/explore, so I have to use some of our gender binary terms to talk about it. Sorry if it seems awkward or contradictory. Written for origfic_bingo, for the prompt "kiss".

( There were four genders, one for each god. )

First story for origfic_bingo, for the prompt "singing".

Title: A Heart's Song
Universe: The Wind & the Foxes
Characters, pairings: Reian/Pasha, Nelius
Rating: G
Word count: 1646
Summary: Reian hears a strange noise in the night.
Notes: Set after the novel, but not very long after, when Tribe Telan still only consists of Reian, Pasha, Imbri, and Nelius.

( Reian started awake. )