Hidden Passages: Gothic Horror/Romance

 Title: "The Winter Gift" - Chapters 1 & 2
Author: earthspirits
Fandoms: American Gods / Penny Dreadful crossover
Characters / Pairing: Mad Sweeney / Laura McCabe Moon - Vanessa Ives / Ethan Chandler.
Historical Eras: Victorian London / Medieval Ireland 
Chapters: 2/ ?
Spoilers: Contains S3 spoilers for Penny Dreadful and S1 & S2 spoilers for American Gods.
Rating / Warnings: Mature - For 18+ only. Please note that Chapter 1 features horror and some gore / violence + some strong language. May possibly be triggering. Chapter 2 has a little bit of strong language.
Summary: Swept through a powerful energy vortex, Sweeney and Laura Moon have been transported to the past. Here, in the great metropolis of Victorian London, they will encounter unexpected dangers, and make new friends and allies. And here too, in a season of hope, they will discover that true love is the strongest force in any world or era.

Please Note: "The Winter Gift" is #4 in my AU Sweeney and Laura series. It's also #6 in my Penny Dreadful series, and the sequel to "Of Wings Shining in Darkness". All of the Sweeney and Laura stories are connected, and designed to be read in order, as are the Penny Dreadful tales.

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Chapter 1: archiveofourown.org/works/21927529/chapters/52336333
Chapter 2: archiveofourown.org/works/21927529/chapters/52648840

 

 

 
Title: Of Wings Shining in Darkness (Chapter 13) - A  winter love story. Part 5 in my "Demimonde of Shadows" series.
Author: earthspirits
Fandoms: Penny Dreadful and Granada Sherlock Holmes.
Characters: Ethan Chandler, Vanessa Ives, John Clare, Victor Frankenstein, Sir Malcolm Murray, Kaetenay, Dracula, Dr. John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes
Spoilers: Contains S3 spoilers.
Rating / Warnings: Mature - For 18+ only. This chapter contains violence, gore and death (some graphic) + a bit of strong language, as well as attempted forced vampirism. Some of this may possibly be triggering.
Summary: Dracula - confident of impending victory - drags Vanessa Ives into a terrifying psychic vision. 

Posted at A03: archiveofourown.org/works/7413997/chapters/40956461

PLEASE NOTE: SPOILERS to this chapter in the comments section!

 Title: Of Wings Shining in Darkness (Chapters 9-11 - Story still in progress, but very soon to be completed) - A  winter love story. Part 5 in my "Demimonde of Shadows" series.
Author: earthspirits
Fandoms: Penny Dreadful and Granada Sherlock Holmes.
Characters: Ethan Chandler, Vanessa Ives, John Clare, Victor Frankenstein, Sir Malcolm Murray, Kaetenay, Dracula, Dr. John H. Watson, Sherlock Holmes
Spoilers: Contains Penny Dreadful S3 spoilers.
Rating / Warnings: Mature - For 18+ only. These chapters contain violence (some graphic) + some gore and death. May possibly be triggering for some. There's also some strong language. 
Summary: Morning brings a welcome respite to Vanessa Ives and her lover, Ethan Chandler, giving them and their friends the precious time they need to prepare for Dracula's next assault. As the night of Christmas Eve falls, the vampire lord launches his attack, intent on forcing Vanessa back to his unholy embrace. But she is no longer the woman he once seduced to darkness. This time, she means to triumph over his evil.

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Chapter 9 archiveofourown.org/works/7413997/chapters/39125650
Chapter 10 archiveofourown.org/works/7413997/chapters/40244330
Chapter 11 archiveofourown.org/works/7413997/chapters/40387238

I've always been in love with Gothic literature and classic film (most especially Dracula and Frankenstein). Needless to say, I fell in love with Penny Dreadful from the very beginning. With that in mind, I've created a fan fiction series for Penny Dreadful, which is hosted on Archive of Our Own as "Demimonde of Shadows". Like the sophisticated television horror series that inspired it, they are set in the late Victorian era.  I was very disappointed when Penny Dreadful ended - thus I decided to write my own stories, and continue the tales of these wonderful characters I'd come to love.

Please note that my series does contain Penny Dreadful Season 3 spoilers.

There are 5 stories thus far, and the fifth is still in progress (with recent updates). They should be read in order. Please note that my stories are definitely rated "Mature" (they are for 18+ readers only), as they feature various adult themes, including some sexual situations + horror / gore, references to suicide and venegance, violence (some graphic), and other topics that may possibly be triggering for some. Each story is rated "Mature", with its own specific "warnings" and chapter summaries, so please read those for each, before proceeding.

All stories are posted at Archive of Our Own (AO3) under my username, earthspirits. I also post updates on my DreamWidth journal.
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