Yup, I'm going there. What if the bullet had landed a little closer to his heart? What if Childermass had died? What would Norrell have done? Especially if they were secretly together, or if Norrell felt more for him than he let on? He was such a dick to Childermass when he was recovering but if he actually died?!?! And what would happen to Lady Pole? Would Norrell actually let himself feel guilty since really it's all his fault?!
Basically give me uncharacteristically grief stricken Norrell, either with out of control fury/magic or completely numb/shutting everyone out. Or both (multiple stages of grief).
+ if Norrell tries to summon the fairy again to resurrect Childermass, but it doesn't work or he is denied + if Lascelles is really put out that Norrell is so upset over a fucking servant + if Norrell tries to use Childermas's cards to find out what to do + if the Raven King intervenes and resurrects Childermass the way he does with Vinculus, because he still needs him (maybe Norrell enlists Strange's help to summon him, like the reverse of the book)
Norrell/Childermass, Childermass killed by Lady Pole
Yup, I'm going there. What if the bullet had landed a little closer to his heart? What if Childermass had died? What would Norrell have done? Especially if they were secretly together, or if Norrell felt more for him than he let on? He was such a dick to Childermass when he was recovering but if he actually died?!?! And what would happen to Lady Pole? Would Norrell actually let himself feel guilty since really it's all his fault?!
Basically give me uncharacteristically grief stricken Norrell, either with out of control fury/magic or completely numb/shutting everyone out. Or both (multiple stages of grief).
+ if Norrell tries to summon the fairy again to resurrect Childermass, but it doesn't work or he is denied
+ if Lascelles is really put out that Norrell is so upset over a fucking servant
+ if Norrell tries to use Childermas's cards to find out what to do
+ if the Raven King intervenes and resurrects Childermass the way he does with Vinculus, because he still needs him (maybe Norrell enlists Strange's help to summon him, like the reverse of the book)
http://jsmn-kinkmeme.dreamwidth.org/1273.html?thread=882169#cmt882169
FILL:
"Quiet as a stone" at AO3
http://archiveofourown.org/works/9913988