All is Fair in Love and War (Alastor x Reader)

Prologue (Your Arrival)

DISCLAIMER: This was written before the series release when not all information about the characters/universe was public knowledge, and therefore not everything will be canonical. Pretend it's an alternate universe or something please and thank you 💕

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PLEASE READ BEFORE CONTINUING:
There are lewd scenes in this book. There are raunchy scenes, risqué dialogue, and some of Al being a horny little shxt at times. (Before you come at me saying 'but he's asexual'- I know. I am too. Hear me out.)
Asexuality is a spectrum, first of all- and doesn't automatically mean repulsed or averted to the activity itself.
That being said I *do* realize this particular way of writing him is out of character canonically. And I am in no way shape or form trying to invalidate or dismiss anyone's preferences (or lack there of)- be it his, or mine, or yours.
I just like writing smut lol and this is a fantasy anyway.
Any scenes that depict detailed NSFW scenes will have a warning either before it starts or right at the very start of the chapter. No shame if you don't want to read the hedonism. It's totally fair, valid, and understandable! Smut scenes are (almost) never vital to the plot in my work for that reason, and you won't miss anything important from the story if you skip them.
Just wanted to give a fair warning to those who are new to my work!! With that being said, ladies and gents: Enjoy the tale~!

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Falling.

That's all you felt. The force from the high speed and great heights caused you to feel as though your organs were climbing up your chest. Your breath halted in your throat. Your hair whipping straight behind you and the force of all the wind keeping your eyes shut; but making them water like crazy. Eventually you were falling so long it felt as though you were merely floating.

That is until you landed. But you didn't notice right away. There were no sounds to announce your impact, no snaps or pops or crunches, not even a thud as your body smacked upon the dirt floor. You were just suddenly aware of the ground below you, and the earthy sulfur smell that wafted up your senses from landing face down. Did I pass out? You thought to yourself in a groggy daze, even with your eyes closed you could feel the world spinning around you. It was almost enough to make you sick to your stomach.

As you lay motionless you tried to recall your moments prior to this. You remembered getting home from work, hanging up your coat and greeting one of your cats that was perched on the couch, opening the closet to put your purse away, and then... Nothing. Just fading to black and then the fall.

The more you tried to think the more feeling and self awareness had returned, starting with a piercing headache that was comparable to an ice pick through the brain. Then the soreness- rather, the heaviness in your aching muscles and joints. It almost felt as though your bones were replaced with concrete. Slowly and carefully, you curled up onto your side and held your head in your hands to try to sooth the pain in your head. Wiggling and twitching your fingers slightly, then followed by your toes, arms and legs, then briefly flexing any muscle and immediately relaxing them just to confirm you weren't paralyzed in any way. To your slight relief, everything seemed to be in order. You could hear a slow, groaning wind, you could feel dried and dead grass between your fingertips and along your skin. Something must've happened. But then how could you have survived a fall such as that?

The sound of crows cawing and the occasional snapping of twigs broke you out of your mental fog. With much hesitation, you opened your eyes, and winced as they adjusted to the bright red hue. Wait, red?