Derek was afraid of being afraid.

A Supernatural Hunger Games AU. Dean/Castiel. He had less than sixty seconds to collect his thoughts. He looked up at Castiel, and wondered if he was thinking the same thing. He didn't want to do this. None of them did. But they had no choice. 3, 2, 1...

In which Jim Moriarty makes it hard for Sebastian Moran to breathe - literally. Trigger warning. Character death.

John Watson had never thought much about the answer to the question he had just been asked. I mean, sure, maybe in passing with one of his dates or with high school sweethearts, but he never thought about it with his best friend.

"... you really are afraid of losing me," Sebastian remarks. He knows he's stepping into very dangerous territory now as the grin on Jim's face fades. But it's not replaced by a look of anger or sorrow, but fear. Fear expresses itself on his face.

"I only say 'thank you' when I'm sure I've one-upped someone. I say 'thank you' when I'm right, and there's no way I could be proved wrong. When I'm sure that I've won, and there's no possible way I could lose."

You broke my heart, you broke your promise and you split open my veins. How could you do such a thing? Den/Nor, slight Nor/Greece.

The voice rang through her ears like a thousand bells chiming a heavenly melody, yet at the same time it was like a thousand knives stabbing her in the back. Questions ran through her head as she ever so slowly turned to face him. Zack/Aerith