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The Last Great Serpent of the North & her Pretty King by Sal_luxx
Fandoms: The Hobbit - All Media Types, The Lord of the Rings - All Media Types
06 May 2025
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"So." His voice was winter wind through dead branches. "The last of the great serpents of the North, brought low at last."
She pressed her face against the bars of her cage, lips curling back from teeth that were too sharp for her human form.
"Pretty... king," she rasped, the words fighting their way past her unused throat. "Pretty... liar."
Something flickered in those arctic eyes. "You still speak, then. My scouts said you were little more than a beast."
"Beast..." She tasted the word, let it roll on her tongue like blood. Then she smiled, and saw several guards step back at the sight. "Beast... with... memory."
She slammed against the bars, letting scales ripple across her skin for just a moment. "Remember... pretty king. Remember... fire. Remember... scream."
Thranduil's hand twitched toward his face before he caught himself. He rose from his throne in one fluid motion and descended the steps, each movement precise as a dancer's. When he reached her cage, he stood just out of reach, studying her.
"I need your help," he said quietly.
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The Last Great Serpent of the North & her Pretty King - Sal_luxx
(The Hobbit /pre-Hobbit AU)The Mirkwood King does something to protect his woodland from the spreading darkness; he takes a risk with a found wild dragon-lady named Seraphine.
It's a story of overcoming difficult histories/pasts for beings so long lived in hope of a better future; first to fix a major issue that concerns them all, then revealed to develop into something further. It's emotional, feels more old school fantasy, interspersed with humor and a bit of love, affection and spice.
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