The Prisoners’ Dilemma (5310 words) by Avelera
Chapters: 1/?
Fandom: Pacific Rim (Movies)
Rating: Mature
Warnings: No Archive Warnings Apply
Relationships: Newton Geiszler/Hermann Gottlieb
Characters: Newton Geiszler, Hermann Gottlieb, Precursors (Pacific Rim), Alice the Kaiju Brain (Pacific Rim)
Additional Tags: Kidnapping, Imprisonment, Mind Control, Possession, Past Relationship(s), Precursor Emissary Newton Geiszler, Implied/Referenced Alcohol Abuse/Alcoholism, Alternate Universe – Canon Divergence, Broken Engagement, Hacking, Engineering, Chains, Angst, Hurt/Comfort, Dark, POV Hermann Gottlieb, BAMF Hermann Gottlieb, Worried Hermann Gottlieb, The Drift (Pacific Rim), Drift Side Effects, Ghost Drifting, Science, Explicit Language, Explicit Sexual Content, Blackmail, Hostage Situations, Pining, Mutual Pining, Love, Romance, Fluff, Domestic, Domestic Fluff, Other Additional Tags to Be Added, Rescue
Summary:

One year after Newt abandoned Hermann to work for Shao Industries, Hermann decides to confront his ex-fiancé. Not with any intention of trying to win Newton back, of course, but only to gain some kind of closure, some answers for why he vanished so suddenly and avoided even speaking to Hermann ever since.

Except when Hermann confronts Newt in his home, he learns that Newt is under the control of the Precursors, and that they have every intention of killing Hermann to keep their secret. Newt strikes a desperate bargain to save Hermann’s life, which the Precursors accept with the condition of Newt’s good behavior, and that Hermann can never be allowed free again.

Now a prisoner, it is up to Hermann to try to free them both, while keeping the secret of his plan to do so from the man who knows him best in the world.

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Woo it’s finally up! You may know this story as my “Kidnapping AU” and have already seen the alert, but I wanted to get back into the flow of the chapter headers. Story should be clear from the summary, but in essence this story is canon divergence that asks the question: What if Hermann had confronted Newt about his disappearance waaaay back in Year 2 of the possession? The answer: not what Hermann was expecting.

Hermann becomes the Precursor’s hostage, his safety held against Newt to make him work harder for their plan, while Hermann tries to figure out a way to free them both without being caught (and killed) in the process. Also, whoops, Newt is a direct (unwilling) conduit to the Precursors and knows Hermann better than anyone. But amidst all the darkness and fear, Hermann wouldn’t have it any other way, because at least Newt isn’t alone in this, and slowly they begin to find their way back to one another again. I hope you enjoy!

The Prisoners’ Dilemma

ao3feed-geiszlergottlieb:

The Prisoners’ Dilemma

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One year after Newt abandoned Hermann to work for Shao Industries, Hermann decides to confront his ex-fiancé. Not with any intention of trying to win Newton back, of course, but only to gain some kind of closure, some answers for why he vanished so suddenly and avoided even speaking to Hermann ever since.

Except when Hermann confronts Newt in his home, he learns that Newt is under the control of the Precursors, and that they have every intention of killing Hermann to keep their secret. Newt strikes a desperate bargain to save Hermann’s life, which the Precursors accept with the condition of Newt’s good behavior, and that Hermann can never be allowed free again.

Now a prisoner, it is up to Hermann to try to free them both, while keeping the secret of his plan to do so from the man who knows him best in the world.

Words: 5314, Chapters: 1/?, Language: English

read it on the AO3 at https://ift.tt/2NBdvTK

spyderqueen:

Seeing some people on Tumblr still bitching about how it’s too late for voting and the only thing that will fix things is revolution.

How about you fucking vote anyway? It’s not going to seriously cut into your “sitting on the couch waiting for a revolution to start” time.

There’s no “none of the above” option here. You want a revolution, fine, but there’s still little shit to do in the meantime.

You can vote AND protest. They’re not exclusive. Hell, you can even protest the person you voted for when they fuck up. You’re not signing a blood oath with your ballot. But a desire for an ideologically pure candidate or nothing only serves the status quo right now.

Ah fuck, now I need fics of that Hermann in the bedroom ask that you reblogged. And you know what? I’M STILL NOT IN THIS FUCKING FANDOM!!! I STILL HAVEN’T SEEN THE MOVIES. YOU SINGLE-HANDEDLY BETWEEN YOUR BLOG AND TWO FICS YOU RECOMMENDED GOT ME ON THESE IDIOTS.

AHAHAHAHHAA I REGRET NOTHING!!!!

(But seriously watch the first film it is QUITE good, and you can always fast-forward through the scary Kaiju parts if they freak you out the way they do me XD)

But honestly I have to admit, this message makes me so proud mwahahaha

What do you think. Is Hermann the kind of repressed that it takes AGES for Newt to bring him out of his shell in the bedroom? Or the kind of repressed that he waits until they’re in private and then suddenly he’s overwhelming Newt with enthusiasm ?

hermannsthumb:

oh my god one HUNDRED percent the latter. newt doesn’t know what hit him. he like expects hermann will be all shy and/or nervous about it all and the second the door closes hermann is just ON him and FRANTIC