Never Stop Dreaming

I found the original idea here (along with a couple other fic meme ideas!).

Characters: Geralt of Rivia (The Witcher); Cullen Rutherford (Dragon Age); Anders (Dragon Age)

I wasn’t too worried at first - Geralt and Cullen, two warriors, I can work with that - and then suddenly Anders. Of course it was Anders! I got a little carried away with this one, lol.

Geralt and Cullen had never quite gotten on, despite outward appearances. They were both warriors, they highly valued justice, and both had augmented abilities suited to hunt even the most dangerous of bounties. The Wolf’s Mane were a highly sought after team when it came to bringing criminals to justice and freeing innocents from the scourge of monsters.

But none of that entirely made up for the fact that Geralt frequently consorted with mages. He sometimes groused about them, often grunted and scowled, but still, if he wasn’t hunting, he was pining over a female mage. Pity he was back with the raven-haired one - she was particularly unpredictable, always a dangerous feature for one of their kind. But even Cullen had to admit, this little partnership worked well. In most cases, bounty hunting required working with the authorities, and Cullen had been in the system for a long time and was well suited to work with such organizations. When…other contracts came about, more secretive ones that tended to involve royals or illicit relationships or curses, Geralt could take the lead.

And then Cullen found himself tracking a Grey Warden who had abandoned his post. Simple enough - find this ‘Frederick’ and bring him to his superiors and whatever justice they deemed fit for a deserter.

Therefore, while he had been suspicious when the leads guided them to a pellar - just the sort of cover a hedge mage might use - he’d never have guessed the man they were hunting was the terrorist who’d blown up the Kirkwall Chantry.

This was one of those times Cullen had wished he had come alone. Anders spun a sob story, as many tried to do. He emphasized how it was only his new Commander that forced him to leave, that the man was cruel, tricked new recruits into joining before they knew what they were signing up for, and regularly sent men to their deaths alone. His new boss had even taken his cat.

As if any Warden would have brought a cat along in the first place.

Nothing like the previous Warden Commander, apparently, one who had vanished without a trace some years before. That was who they should be looking for, Anders claimed. Bring him back and set the Wardens right. Make the secretive organization truly heroic once more.

Something about all the stories somehow tugged at Geralt’s heartstrings. He did have a weakness for mages, but the fact Geralt unilaterally decided they were going to seek justice another way this time was just so, so…argh.

And of course, Anders came along. He had been friends with Warden-Commander Tabris, if anyone could help find him, he surely could.

Tracking down the former Warden-Commander turned out to be such a dramatic adventure that there was yet another new Commander in place when they tried to take Anders back for the bounty. But this one wanted nothing to do with the man.

Why that made Anders a permanent part of their arrangement, Cullen had no idea.

But he had to admit, in terms of seeking justice? Anders was perfectly suited for the Wolf’s Mane.

Characters: Ianto Jones (Torchwood); Jack Harkness (Torchwood)

How did you strike one of my first OTPs?

Ianto takes care to make the most of their rations, find supplemental food, and is just generally organized while trying to figure out how they can survive until rescue. He makes sure Jack is taking care of himself as well, including the great sacrifice of keeping him warm at night.

Jack already has a plan to get them off the island, but is enjoying the time alone with Ianto pampering him far too much to bring it to an end.
And, of course, there’s a lot of ’dabbling.’ ;)