Title: no one can ever follow
Fandom: Dishonored
Pairing: Corvo/Daud
Genres: Post-Canon, Hurt/Comfort, Romance, Humour
Length: Long (25,290 words)
Warnings: Major character death

Author on LJ: N/A
Author Website: taywen @ AO3

Author's Summary:
Written for the kink meme prompt:

In a high chaos run, Corvo is left to drift in the Flooded District. For multiple reasons, he swears off killing- starting with Daud and his Whalers.

Except Emily dies and Daud and his Whalers whisk Corvo off with them.

Review:
An unstable high chaos Corvo lurks around Daud and the Whalers, searching for a purpose after the death of Emily. This purpose ends up being unnerving everyone around him and courting a confused Daud. All the Whalers are well written, with distinct personalities behind their masks. A lot of humour is generated from their actions and their different reactions to Corvo.

Corvo and Daud's relationship is a slow burn, as Corvo gets about as un-messed up as he can possibly be after the fall of Emily and Dunwall. The hurt/comfort is lovely and realistic, with no quick turn arounds but instead a gradual growth on Corvo's part as he, Daud and the Whalers take refuge in a vinyard in Serkonos.

no one can ever follow