My Side of the Mountain is a 2019 fic based on Jean Craighead George’s book of the same name. Thandi runs away from home and is found by a wild boy calling himself Briar. Together they survive in the wilderness and raise animals like their children, growing attached to one another and becoming “married”.
Civilized society returns to ruin it all, but Briar won’t have it. He goes to rescue his wife.
The Panther and the Maiden is the first sacrificial bride fic we did with Thandi being sacrificed to Briar, a god of the forest. It outlines a lot of the ideas we ended up keeping in future fics of the same nature— a living tree home for Thandi, Thandi exploring a future in godhood, giving Briar a reason to embrace humanity— but it also had some shaky ground that got improved in the future as well.
It received a lot of complaints from the peanut gallery as well because I draw Briar JACKED in this one. He’s a god! Let him be jacked! There’s a few other complaints— but back then we got nitpicked for a lot of weird things so…
my side of the mountain extra
Barely sixteen and he’s claiming he’s already married. Josiah has no idea what to do with his son, who won’t sit still for a second. It’s exhausting to try to build a familial bond that had broken four years ago, and even moreso when Charlie—no, Briar—wouldn’t spare a moment for his parents.
The first few weeks are spent catching the boy and bringing him back to the manor. Briar is dead set on getting back and finding his ‘wife’. It breaks Josiah’s heart to have to deny him that much.
The day it finally clicks, Josiah is sitting outside with him. Briar sticks to bland foods, much of the menu usually served being overwhelmingly rich. He gathers most of it still, as if intending to stay sharp for his eventual escape.
“Briar, she won’t be there anymore. We spent four years trying to find you, and it was only because of Master Wildhart’s magic that either of you were found.”
“We didn’t want to be found, Josiah!” The tears roll down his face. “I love her. She’s my family. She’s my wife. We had children… sort of…”
“Briar… you know that if you want to marry her for real… you have to grasp how the world works.”
“Why would I want to? We lived wild! Free! Nothing could stop us! Everything we did was all for ourselves! What’s stopping us from going back except for all of you!”
Josiah sighs. “Briar, what would you do if she ran away?”
“She wouldn’t.”
“Bear with me, please. What would you do?”
“I’d do anything to get her b… ah…” Briar looks at Josiah, maybe understanding for the first time the depth of his parents’ agony during his absence. He bows his head and pulls his knees to his chest and cries.
Josiah pats his back. The touch is allowed.
pokemon, teenagers
A Snivy runs up to Thandi as she approaches her neighbor’s house, Pikachu in tow. “Oh, hello, Peony! Where’s Briar? Is he holed up in his room again?”
Peony climbs up Thandi, waving a small hand at the Pikachu as she does so.
“Cmon, Camellia. He can’t put off our journey forever!”
Charlie stands and stares at his bed, collection of items laid out. Should he bring more potions? What about pokeballs? And Peony’s favorite snack.
He’s tipped forward by a sweet smelling force that giggles in his ear. “Thandi!”
“Briar! Let’s get going already! How can we start our studies if we don’t even know what it’s like to be trainers?”
“By, I dunno, studying?”
She laughs and squeezes him for a sec before stepping back, arms up. Her smile is huge, definitely bigger than most would have after her best friend slash rival delayed them until they were sixteen. For school.
He sighs and shrugs, gives her double high fives. “I just wanted to be ready.”
“It’s fine! I mean, kids younger than us have run all over Alleria doing this, right?”
“Yeah, but… um…”
“Don’t worry, Briar! Professor Wildhart gave me a Bag of Holding. She got it from Faerun, so you know it’s good! Just throw anything that doesn’t fit right in here, darling.”
She loves watching him turn red and get all bashful from the pet names. And this is the first time he gets to start introducing himself as Briar, to wiggle out of his father’s shadow. School hadn’t been the only thing keeping them firmly planted in Haven. And she’s happy to keep him focused on the journey… after all, she’s the one who wants to go. He’s just following along to support her.
Briar laughs awkwardly and nods, packing his bag with the essentials and filling hers with the rest. Peony jumps onto his shoulder and Camellia climbs up Thandi.
The two teens link pinkies, and Briar leans forward to kiss her cheek. Thandi giggles. “Time to go, Briar.”
nsfw, tbo offshoot, thandi tops charlie
“Mmm…” Thandi’s hands run over Charlie’s chest, massaging him. She enjoys the feeling of the heat of his skin, the firmness of the muscle there. He enjoys feeling her fingers, seeing her face as she touches him. There’s a pleasure there that no one else ever sees and gods.
She quirks a smile at him and he responds in kind.
He reaches out, feeling her breasts through the thin fabric of her nightgown. She lets out a sigh as he traces light touches around and around, until he could see her nipples pressing against the dress. For each, he delicately teases them, smirking now. Her hands have paused in her attention to him as she closes her eyes to enjoy.
He pulls her forward, leaning up to suck on her through her top. It’s a unique feeling, and Thandi gasps as he nips her lightly. “I haven’t even touched skin yet, dearest.”
Thandi snorts, giggling as he continues to nibble at her chest, staring up at her with an amused look on his face. She ruffles his hair, getting him to laugh as well. “Oh, is that what we’re doing? I seem to recall a certain doctor complaining about how sore he is, and how much he just needs a good massage.”
“Well! I didn’t say who would be getting a massage.”
“Darling, you know by now that you can just ask.” Fingers trace down his stomach and she feels his hands on her tighten ever so slightly.
“It’s more fun this way, don’t you think?” Charlie’s words are muffled by her tits and she laughs again. The laugh is cut off by him pulling her closer to him, running his tongue along her neck.
“Haaah…” The feeling radiates through her, and she feels herself tightening down below. His mouth trails kisses back down to her collarbone, where he again bites her, sucking her until the pleasure was mixed with a spot of pain. “Darling, your panther is showing.”
“Well, I hope you’re prepared to accommodate.”
Again, Thandi laughs, thumping his chest in good fun. “I can bite, too, you know!”
“I’d like to see you traaaah, fuck…” There’s few things that gives him more pleasure than Thandi’s mouth, and she bites him gently along the curve of his neck. Each bite and nip increases in strength until she pulls another moan out of him, feels his breath hitch. She grins. Perfect pressure found.
“I’ll eat you before you eat me!” The play is delightful, teasing, noncommittal. He loves when she pushes him around, though he’d never admit it out loud. And his expression! When she straddles him, she sees the ghost of a smile as he rests his hands on her hips.
“Really? You’re going to eat a panther? I don’t know, Thaaahndi!”
Bitten again. This time, she sucks hard, feeling him writhe under her as he whines. To cover the sting of the hickey blooming on his neck, she licks him. She can hear him getting ready to try to say something else and continues to make a steady line of bites up and down his neck. His hips rise and he is breathing hard.
“You’re my pet, darling…” Thandi runs her fingers through Charlie’s hair, enjoying the dazed expression he has. Her fingers stroke his face, coming round to scratch under his chin. “My kitty.”
“Your kitty. Indeed…”
He’s putty in her hands now. Anything she asks, he’ll do; he’s got a weakness for a spot of roughness from her, an extension of that intense need of his to please her. She continues petting and stroking and biting until his hips rise and his cock twitches against her, straining against his trousers.
“Now, Charlie…” Ah. Wait, there’s one better she can do. “Now, Briar… be a good kitty and give me a tongue bath?”
It sounds so silly, but nevertheless, she finds herself flat on her back with him pushing her dress up so that he could run his tongue up her body. It sends a shiver through her, stirs her up, and he’s smiling as he purposely avoids her breasts and legs.
She lets him slide her gown off and presses her tits together with a frown. “Briar, what am I going to do if you don’t get everything?”
He chuckles a little as he kisses each breast, letting her relax again as he licks closer… closer… closer. The anticipation of his tongue on her nipple is maddening.
The swirl of his tongue manages to make her call out for him, the teasing heightening her sensitivity. As he licks and sucks, she reaches down blindly and finds the edge of his pants, begins to undo the buttons there.
“Briar…”
“Yes, Thandi?” Though he’s being obedient, she sees him get a little cocky with her reactions to him. It makes her want to tease him more.
“Take off your pants and let me see you.”
He obeys straight away, kneeling for her to see him properly. She reaches out and she laughs as it jumps before she even touches him.
“You’re so excited! Look at you!!” She traces a light stroke along his length with a single finger, stopping just short of the tip. A small whine once more escapes Briar.
“All for you, my love.”
“Hmmm!” Again, she traces his cock, and he moans, hips jerking forward. A drop of precum beads at the head, and Thandi leans forward and gives him a quick peck right there. She licks her lips and looks up at him.
He watches her, face flushed, biting his lip. His hair has drifted out of place again and she laughs, kneeling up in front of him. A wicked idea comes to her and she adjusts, pressing his length along the line of her wetness, squeezing him between her thighs. Briar is absolutely beside himself. So close! So far!
Thandi could feel the ache of need herself, a desire to be filled, but this opportunity is a ripe one for teasing him. So, she presses their bodies together, pulling his arms around her, giving him a deep kiss. The twitch of him against her feels amazing.
“Start moving your hips, darling.”
With her dripping onto him, the sensation of him rubbing against her is smooth. Lovely. His breath is stuttering as his hips meet hers. She enjoys feeling the tip of him slip past her entrance and can’t help but stare into his face with half-lidded eyes. He’s enraptured by the silkiness of her thighs, the squeeze of her, the teasing closeness of them both.
The air is filled with the smell of their bodies. Thandi continues to bite and lick him as he continues, his cock grinding into her clit. It’s so good, but she needs more.
“Now, Briar, why don’t you show me how much my kitty loves me?”
Her thighs release him, and she pulls him down with her as she falls back in bed. He’s perfectly positioned.
“Go on, Briar… fuck me.”
There’s no need to say more. Briar lines himself up with her and fills her up. She squeezes around him, moaning as he bites down on her neck, slowly pumping himself in and out of her. Each pull is slow, and each thrust slams into her, stretching her around him. The satisfaction of his fit, the feeling as she takes him all, it’s mind bending.
“Faster… more…”
He obeys, bracing her hips with his hands as she reaches between them to stroke circles on her clit. The harsh breathing of Briar becomes her name, murmured into her ear as he slams himself deep into her.
“You can’t come until I do, darling.”
“Yes…” He moans as she clenches around him. It’s like she can feel every detail of him. Knows his member perfectly. Like he was made to perfectly fit into her. She’s starting to lose her mind.
Briar whines. “Thandi. Thandi. Please can I cum?”
“I don’t know,” she gasps. “Tell me what my kitty would do…”
He bites down on her again, licking and sucking and adding onto the pleasure. It all builds up. Her moans become silent, her mouth forming an O of pleasure. Then the waves hit her, legs locking around Briar’s waist as her orgasm causes him to release deep into her. Her name is the only word from his lips as he slows the rocking of his hips.
Each slow thrust wracks her body with another small wave of pleasure. He kisses her, still buried completely inside of her. She feels him still twitching, his spend filling her to capacity. Their kisses last a while, almost threatening another round of fucking.
But, she pulls away and smiles at her husband. She strokes his hair. “Good kitty.”
“I can’t believe that still works on me.” He laughs a little, hands stroking her thighs as he stares down at her.
“Of course it does. You’ll always be my kitty.”
Charlie lets out a bashful chuckle as he pulls out of her, loving the sight of his cum spilling out. The two of them get comfortable in bed again, not bothering with redressing. Charlie hands her a hair wrap, and she throws a leg over his side. They sleep impossibly close, and it’s a well-rested one.
werewolf!charlie
Ever since Thandi started seeing the wolf in her yard, she’s been sitting out every morning with a mug, before the fog even lifts. It’s always alone, and it seems intrigued by her. She’s been careful not to tempt it closer; the view is always enough.
A dark shape emerges from the mist. The wolf trots into the yard and fixes her with a gaze that feels…
That feels… intelligent. Wolves alone are smart, but when this one looks at her, she can almost feel his thoughts. It’s a puzzle.
They stare at one another, as they’ve done every morning. Today, though, there’s something different. The wolf disappears into the fog, then reappears moments later, carrying a basket. It comes right up to her, and she finally sees that the wolf is collared. A big, leather collar with a glinting tag affixed to it.
Briar.
The wolfdog backs up and dashes into the mist, prompting Thandi to rise and peek at the basket. There is a card and a tin of tea, nestled in among peonies.
Good morning. Thank you for keeping my dog company. I hope he has delivered this adequately. He is prone to wandering. We are glad to have a neighbor who seems to enjoy his company. Thank you once more.
-C
An AU based on the video game series Horizon, Charlie and Thandi are from different tribes and meet in the wilds.
Thandi before and after joining Briar’s “tribe”.
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A long-running and ongoing AU that I periodically return to to relax. It’s a middle to high school childhood AU where Charlie and Thandi attend a magical boarding school together. It’s a departure from the Snake & Raven universe where I build my own world in conjunction with Alleria’s canon.
(incomplete)
This is when SCM was in the first babiest stages!
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Demon Lover is a 2025 high school AU with a yokai flavoring over top of it. It was a bit inspired by Kamisama Kiss and Natsume’s Book of Friends.
Thandi discovers a cat in the Wood that turns out to be a demon boy bent on eating her. He agrees to make a contract to wait until she dies before eating her, letting her cultivate her power and live out the rest of her life. They end up falling for one another while in a contractor/pet relationship.
Thandi holding her demonic cat.
The image for the banners.
