Before the Norns

“So… beyond that moment of choice, even the Sisters can’t see the future they weave?” “Oh, they can see many possible futures, all the different choices you might make. Different ways that the pattern adjusts to flow around that change. It’s just that, until you have chosen, they don’t know which pattern will fill the space.” In which Thor’s coronation comes with a decision he might not be ready to make. (From an old Norsekink prompt.)P.S. Having trouble with the posting dating. It should be October 1st (which is the date I literally just hit Post), but it's showing the date I started saving the draft way back in September, and if I correct it, the fic disappears! (No, this isn't another weird Creepyfest meta shenanigan. Not by me, anyway.) And if it has the draft date (which isn't when I Published it, obviously), it's sorted under half my September fics. Yargh. I'm gonna see if AO3 help has solutions.

My friends, fans, and readers, it is time to begin the celebration of Creepyfest! As with the past two years, October is a time to take off all the stops and see where the madness takes us.My general bent is toward positive endings (at least in any fic of substantial length). I like the good guys to get good endings, the bad guys to get bad endings or redemption arcs, and nobody to get away with just being nasty to people who don't deserve it.But for Creepyfest, there is no guarantee that anyone walks away unscathed. And there might indeed be character deaths! There might be blood and gore, tortures both physical and psychological, horrors beyond imagining!(I will try to be careful with my End Note chapter warnings. If I miss anything major, let me know so I can fix it ASAP.)So let's kick off Creepyfest with a scenario that at least four other authors have tackled, and see where my version takes us. Buckle up (and bring tissues)!