Unbound/Bound (TLW) - Oct. Reader Prompt Fic #1

[monkeybard]

Title: Unbound/Bound
Author: MonkeyBard
Universe: Sir Arthur Conan Doyle's The Lost World
Rating: PG for suggestion
Length: 200 words (Yay, double-drabble!)
Reader prompt: Marguerite has to rescue Roxton (feel free to throw the other characters in as well). Smut is acceptable as well.
Thanks to sunkrux for the prompt. I hope you like the result!


Unbound

"Shh!"

Sensibly, Roxton was silent. Marguerite used teeth and fingers alike to undo his bonds. Free, he rose, ignoring muscles tightened by hours of captivity.

He stopped at the cave mouth and checked for guards. "All clear." Glancing back, he saw Marguerite quickly coiling the ropes. "Marguerite?"

She shrugged them over her head and across her body, then drew her weapon for their escape. "We'll want them later."

He frowned, confused. Her expression changed, coyness underlying her outward focus and intensity. Understanding dawned and he smiled despite imminent danger. "Always thinking, eh?"

She smiled wickedly. "And don't you forget it."


Bound

He strained at his bonds. They held tight so, instead, he strained to hear. No sound of a scuffle. No noises of distress.

He heard the elevator groan and creak. Were the others back already? He redoubled his efforts, but the ropes held him now as they had in the cave--although on a softer bed.

Footsteps?!

Brute force was useless. He fell back, eyes closed, resigned to humiliation.

Hands were at his wrists and in a heartbeat he was free.

"I keep rescuing you." Marguerite smirked.

Less amused, John donned his pants swiftly. "Yes, but who tied me up?"

Comments

[sunkrux.livejournal.com]

Nicely done. :D *hugglesquish* Of course you do know they only really left me wanting MORE TLW stories from you. ;) Thank you.

Would you mind if I post a link to this on my lj? I have a couple of TLW fans on my flist that would probably love to read these. :D

[monkeybard]

Glad you like them! They're silly little things, but I had fun writing them for you. :-D

Go ahead and share! I'm happy for others to read them.

[sunkrux.livejournal.com]

:D They're very nice. Thank you. If you ever decide to expound on either of them I wouldn't be hurt. ;) But no worries if you don't. :D

I will totally share the link to your lj post with them. You gonna put them on ff"dot"net? I can pimp them for you if you like if you do put them there.

[monkeybard]

I'll probably put them on my website, but not ff.net. I forget I have anything there, the get a random email that reminds me.

[sunkrux.livejournal.com]

Gotcha. Well I'm happy to pimp them more if you like. :)

[jaunthie.livejournal.com]

*dies laughing* Oh, Marguerite. Don't ever change. ;-)

Nicely done!

[monkeybard]

She is a delight, isn't she? ;-)

Thanks!

[ryalin1.livejournal.com]

Very well done. Haven't revisited this fandom in quite a while. Thanks for such an appetizing enticement.

[monkeybard]

Thank you! It was fun to dip a toe back into this fandom. Glad you liked the result!

[odakota-rose.livejournal.com]

*grin* Here on sunkrux's recommendation- I've gotta tell you, these are just perfect. Gotta love the way Marguerite's always planning ahead. :D

[monkeybard]

Thanks for visiting and commenting! I'm so pleased you enjoyed the drabbles. :-D

If you're interested, there's a bunch more TLW fic from me and a handful of other authors (incl. sunkrux) over at dnashionalarchive.com.