20 Works in The Dead Men Friendship (Skulduggery Pleasant)

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    Somewhere in the ether a butterfly shifts its wings and Stephanie Edgley is born four centuries early.
    Or, what if Valkyrie Cain became a Deadman during the 300 year war.

    (Alt summary: author treats cannon like a particularly mean toddler with play dough.)

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    “If you’re a time traveller,” Hopeless asked, “when did you come from?”

    Hopeless had moved nearer to Larrikin, who had not really sobered, and was still looking excessively happy with himself for no particular reason.

    “I … two thousand and seventeen,” Valkyrie said, and then she looked at Skulduggery, “help me up.”

    The skeleton took a moment to move, and then he extended a hand and supported her arms so she could stand. There was an overwhelming lack of familiarity in his behaviour.

    “Alright,” Dexter said, “So that’s how you know Skulduggery.”

    Valkyrie frowned, “I didn’t expect you to take that so well.”

    “Well,” Larrikin said from the floor, where Dexter had dropped him sometime during his laughing fit. “You’re not the first.”

    Or, Valkyrie travels back in time and meets the Dead Men. She finds them very different to what she expected.

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    Saracen really didn’t mean to poison the dead men. During their hike through the French mountains, they find shelter for the night in a forest. But after Saracen discovered some wild mushrooms and turns them into a soup, a few members of the group experience very unpleasant side effects. This is going to be a long night for all of them, especially for Dexter because he has to take care of his best friend, who caused the whole mess.

    Just some dead men quality time/fluff because there just isn’t enough of it! :)

    Sicktember 2024, prompt toxin/poison

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    The Dead Men are having a game night at Skulduggery’s place with lots of fun and embarrassing stories, playing truth or dare and card games. And food. Lots of food. And while they are all having a really good time, the evening might take a turn for the worst for Saracen when he finds himself lying on the bathroom floor with the worst stomach-ache of his life. But it’s really not his fault that there were different cakes, cookies and popcorn. He just had to try them all, right? Good thing he has Dexter and the others to take care and make fun of him.

    Set somewhere after Mortal Coil and before Last Stand of Dead Men
    Just some Dead Men quality time because there isn’t enough of that out there!

    Dexter’s and Saracen’s relationship can be interpreted however you like :)

    Written for day 2 of Sicktember 2024, prompt: too much of a good thing/overindulgence

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    Set after Valkyrie Cain & The Philosopher's Stupid Stone and Late Night Panic.

    Summer Reunion Parties at Ghastly's Tailor should be perfectly relaxing. No oddities, no new people, just a reunion among friends.
    Even if certain friends are unexpected.

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    After Darquesse restored the universe, many old friends and allies came back to life. Some were expected. Some were not.

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    It's Valkyrie's birthday and it seems like everyone forgot abou it.
    Or did they?

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    What's more fun than 7 dead men? 9 of them!
    Or, the Dead Men get tasked with retrieving a possibly dangerous artefact from Denmark to Ireland for testing, and have the roadtrip of the centuries while at it.

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    It is 2018, Stephanie is 23 years old. She learns about magic through the Dead Men, who she befriends. Those Dead Men are in a poly relationship. Over time, Tanith and Stephanie join them and they all fall in love. There is some detective type plot, but it's mostly about the Dead Men and co slowly learning to love each other.

    Erskine Ravel died long before it started, Hopeless and Larrikin are alive. Trigger warnings in the top notes on the first chapter.

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    A hand grasped his wrist so tightly it stung, and Hopeless spun him towards them. Their eyes were grey like stone, Erskine realised blankly, like the prison buildings in Dublin’s west. When they spoke their voice was quiet and rough.
    “I know you’re new. But here, when you’re told something is mandatory you do it, unless you want to be swinging from the gibbet next.”
    Erskine looked down at Hopeless’ hand, and they loosened their grip a little. Something in their face cracked then.
    “Please, Erskine, just come.”

    In an Alternate Universe where the Unnamed took control long before the War even began, Erskine, Hopeless, Larrikin and the rest try to resist the totalitarian state they were born into, in differing ways.

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    When Dead Men die, things happen.
    They’re not necessarily bad things. They’re not necessarily good things. Sometimes, they can impact the entire course of history. Sometimes, they only impact oneself.
    After all, when one's life is multiple centuries long, one experiences a lot.
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    A fic exploring the multiple canon deaths of the Dead Men.

    (For the 2022 Skulduggery Pleasant Fic Exchange.)

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    The first thing Saracen said as Skulduggery joined them was, “It’s Wednesday and you’re not wearing black. You can’t sit with us!”

     

    Or, in which the modern-day Dead Men (and Co.) definitely aren't the equivalent of the Mean Girls.

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    So I had this school project where I had to write an epilogue to the movie, “the outsiders” so this is basically it. I’ll post the longer version when I’m finished editing it since my teacher made me cut a lot. If you clicked on this story, thank you and happy reading!

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    Set during the Dead Men's escapade in France during LSODM. No romance atm but idk that may change. Threw in a random OC with my taken name for plot convenience.
    Basically I wrote this for fun but then I realised I haven't posted here in almost a year so.
    The Dead Men are ambushed and make it out with their lives... and a hostage.
    Moral conflict and what-not

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    The Dead Men haven't all been in one place since the war ended and Anton does have a hotel.

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    Ghastly has been in better safehouses, but even the worst, most boring safehouse he's ever been in can't stop his (incredibly immature) lovers from making things slightly more entertaining and maybe Ghastly loves these idiots a lot

    Maybe

    [Otherwise known as, Ghastly is very whiney for 1.5k]

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    Dexter has been blaming himself for Larrikin's death, and he needs to do something about it

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    The Dead Men are hiding in a safe house. Mevolent's men are after them. To handle the tension, Larrikin introduces them to a game Gracious made up, which Larrikin calls "you know".

    Or, Larrikin is ridiculous, Hopeless is stressed, and Dexter tries to hold them all together.

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    It's the annual Dead Men Party, and this year's bottom is the very lucky Erskine Ravel.

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    Mevolent's War and the Jacobite Risings set the scene; meanwhile Saracen Rue just can't stop getting himself in trouble. The Dead Men are making a name for themselves, the Necromancers remain a slippery bunch, Corrival Deuce keeps getting presented with sadistic choices. And of course, there had to be pirates.

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