Synopsis: He woke up from a 2,000-year sleep seeking vengeance for an unspeakable crime, only to find himself confronted by the descendants of his sworn enemies. She came in search of humanity’s oldest friends, only to discover that an ancient treachery had turned them into foes. But in this AU, instead of facing off in a fight to the death, the last human survivor of the Prometheus mission and the last Engineer on LV-223 establish a truce, and even an alliance.
Category: Fan Fiction
Fandom: Prometheus (2012)
Series: None
Challenges: None
Rating: M
Orientation: Het (Plot)
Pairings: Shaw/Engineer and David 8/Meredith Vickers
Warnings: Alcohol / Drug Use, Harsh Language, Strong Sexual Content, Graphic Violence / Gore, and Death
The characters and events of Prometheus are © 2012 20th Century Fox, Scott Free Productions, Brandywine, and Dune Entertainment; Directed by Ridley Scott; Written by Jon Spaihts and Damon Linedlof; Produced by David Giler, Walter Hill, and Ridley Scott. The characters and events of Alien are © 1979 20th Century Fox; Directed by Ridley Scott; Screenplay by Dan O’Bannon; Story by Dan O’Bannon and Ronald Shusett; Produced by Gordon Carroll, David Giler, and Walter Hill. The characters and events of Aliens are © 1986 20th Century Fox and Brandywine Productions; Directed by James Cameron; Screenplay by James Cameron; Story by James Cameron, David Giler, and Walter Hill; Produced by Gale Ann Hurd. The characters and events of Blade Runner are © 1982 Warner Bros.; directed by Ridley Scott; Screenplay by Hampton Fancher and David Webb Peoples, based on the novel Do Androids Dream of Electric Sheep? by Philip K. Dick; Produced by Michael Deeley for The Ladd Company, Shaw Brothers, and the Blade Runner Partnership. This work of fan fiction is a transformative work for entertainment purposes only, with no claims on, nor intent to infringe upon, the rights of the parties listed above. All additional characters and situations are the creation of, and remain the property of, Ardath Rekha. eBook design and cover art by LaraRebooted, including an image Ardath Rekha created using Prometheus publicity stills of Noomi Rapace and Ian Whyte that previously appeared on DeviantArt, the Almendra font from Font Meme, and background graphics © 1998 Noel Mollon, adapted and licensed via Teri Williams Carnright from the now-retired Fantasyland Graphics site (c. 2003). This eBook may not be sold or advertised for sale. If you are a copyright holder of any of the referenced works, and believe that part or all of this eBook exceeds fair use practices under the Digital Millennium Copyright Act, please contact Ardath Rekha.
Rev. 2022.10.09
I don’t know if you’re going to read a comment on a fic that was last updated nearly 12 years ago but…
I just wanted to say that Forbidden Gifts is a fic that I treasure dearly because it resparked my love for mythology (and sent me down a rabbit hole of obsession with Sumerian that still hasn’t died down three years after I first read it on FFN).
I love the worldbuilding. I love the characterisation. I love everything about this fic. And I’m going to confess that I’ve caught some passages in my own work that’s so heavily inspired by this that it’s just proof of what a lasting impact your writing has made on me (not that I post most of my Prometheus stuff because god forbid everyone know how obsessed I am).
I guess what I really want to say is… Thank you for being an inspiration and I love your writing so much.
You’re so welcome, and thank you! I hope to continue it soon. I wasn’t sure whether FFN was still functional — I’ve heard talk to the contrary and haven’t been over there in a long time — but people on Ao3 have been asking after the story, so I have been planning to revive it once my current (very demanding!) muse lets up a little. Hopefully that will be soon!
Just discovered you after reading this story on fanfiction.net, i though it would’ve been updates but i’m disapoint to see it’s not, I still hope to see the next chapter because, that quality of writing is pretty rare on the fandom that I read. Still thank you for what you already offered us with this wonderful fiction.
Sorry that I’m only just seeing this. I am working on revising and finishing all of my unfinished works. At the moment, The Changeling Game is dominating my time, but once it eases up a little, Forbidden Gifts is a high priority because a lot of people have been asking for its continuation on Ao3, too. Fingers crossed, a new chapter may go up soon.
I agree this actually made me like the movie! I do hope you plan to finish because it rocks!
I hope you finish this cause its awesome
I’ve loved your writing for years – I consider Apprentice one of my all-time favorite books ever (and I read a LOT!). Was so glad to check back on this site to find THIS! PLEASE PLEASE keep the story in your brain 🙂 Who needs school anyway, right? 😉