Fic: There Is A Pleasure In The Pathless Woods

Reveals have happened, so I can link to what I wrote. My recipient wanted the addition placed right in with the story, so I edited so that I might slide it into chapter 7, and placed two new lines into chapter 8. It made the word count jump from 62,499 words, right on up to 66,996 words.

There Is A Pleasure In The Pathless Woods (67168 words) by calliopes_pen
Chapters: 10/10
Fandom: Dracula - Bram Stoker
Rating: Teen And Up Audiences
Warnings: Major Character Death
Relationships: Jonathan Harker/Mina Harker, Brides of Dracula/Jonathan Harker, Dracula/Jonathan Harker
Characters: Brides of Dracula, Jonathan Harker, Mina Harker, Abraham Van Helsing, Quincey Morris, Dracula, John Seward, Arthur Holmwood
Additional Tags: Vampire Bites, Found Family, Possession, Mind Control, Hurt/Comfort, Hypnosis, Exorcism, Blood, Blood Drinking, Alternate Universe - Canon Divergence, Friendship, Adventure, Nightmares, Off Panel Stake Through The Heart, Horror, Fog, Journey to the Castle, Happy Ending, Quincey causes property damage, Jonathan fights for his soul, Mina fights to protect Jonathan
Summary:

A lie is unknowingly penned within the heart of Jonathan Harker’s journal, formed by Count Dracula's great mind. Jonathan did not escape the castle unscathed; he was bitten; he was made to drink blood. As the horror mounts following his escape, Mina is ensnared in the growing net that is woven around them all. They must walk this dark road to its completion, with everyone cooperating and joining the battle for their very souls.

There is a pleasure in the pathless woods, as the corruption begins to consume Jonathan and Mina one piece at a time.

I suspected it was you for the two I received, thisbluespirit, but I wasn’t certain. Thank you again for both stories!

As I do every year, I'll do a round-up post about the writing of this sometime in the next few days.

The Yuletide 2020 Commentary Post

( Beneath the cut, you will find discussion of writing There Is A Pleasure In the Pathless Woods for Yuletide 2020. )