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zafirosreverie · 2 years

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Little star (Proxima x Fem!Reader)

a/n: I’m sorry if Proxima and Ebony are occ, I haven’t watch Infinity war in years, but I hope you’ll like it!

for @1ntr0v3rt3dsna1l

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"Eyes on me, Proxima" you said a bit haughty "we don't want yesterday's accident to happen again, do we?"

"Oh trust me, she always has her eyes on you" Ebony laughed as he glared at the older woman.

Proxima just growled and her next attack was directed at him. Fortunately, Ebony managed to dodge it in time while you laughed heartily. It was always a pleasure spending time with your older "siblings".

Not that they were really your siblings, none of you shared blood ties, but everyone in the black order was called "the children of Thanos" and you loved to make fun of that.

"Oh come on, P, you're supposed to be fighting me!" you said "I'll feel betrayed if you change me for E in the middle of the battle"

"I don't think mom would trade her little star for anything" Ebony smiled.

The older woman's cheeks turned a deep blue (which to her was equivalent to a blush) at the mention of the very obvious age difference between you and her and the suggestive tone with which Ebony said the nickname she gave you.

It was no secret to anyone on the ship that the terrifying Proxima Midnight had a soft spot for the young (but fierce) Y/N Y/L/N. From the moment Thanos accepted you into his ranks, she took you under her wing and taught you to be the deadly assassin you were now. Although, if you asked Ebony and Cull, they'd say it was more of a crush than a soft spot.

Her brothers said it was because of the void left by her husband's death, but if she was honest with herself, maybe it started even before Corvus betrayed you all and dug his own grave (no one betrayed Thanos and lived to tell about it). It just brought her peace to be close to you, as if the entire universe was pushing her towards you.

Too bad love had no place in her life. She had made that mistake with Corvus and paid in pain, she would not walk that path again, no matter how badly her legs gave out when you smiled at her.

"Alright, training's over" she said before Cull could join Ebony in teasing her.

"Aww, but I was about to beat you, P" you said, with an adorable pout that quickly reminded her of how young you were.

"In your dreams, little star, in your dreams" she told you, giving your shoulder a little squeeze before leaving the training ground.

She didn't notice the longing look you gave her, nor the blush that graced your pretty face. But the two men next to you did.

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"On your left" you yelled before firing two waves of magic towards the monsters approaching Proxima.

You had no idea what their species name was nor did you care, the only thought on your mind was to get the older woman out of there as soon as possible.

It had been a completely normal morning, you had woken up ready for whatever mission Thanos had for you, or to spend the day with Proxima like you always did when neither of you had to go out. But then, something had hit the ship, the alerts went off and before you knew it you were in the middle of the carnage, killing left and right.

At first, you hadn't worried about your siblings, you trusted their abilities to fight and get out of this unscathed. But then, Cull had fallen, Thanos had abandoned you and everything went to hell. There were only three of you left and you weren't going to lose the only family you had left in the universe.

"Focus!" Proxima yelled, snapping you out of your thoughts.

You hadn't even realized when Ebony had reached you and now the three of you were back to back as the creatures surrounded you. With only two warriors (E was brilliant, but he wasn't a warrior) you were at a disadvantage and you knew it.

"What do we do?" you asked and something akin to fear seeped into your voice

"Take care of the ones on the right, I'll take care of the ones on the left. Maw, get us out of here" the older woman replied fiercely.

"I think there is a half-repaired ship in the south port" the man replied "I can have it ready in a few minutes

"Alright, we'll open the way for you"

You nodded and with a plan in mind, you clung to the channels of magic in your veins, ready to unleash hell if you had to.

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"We're almost there, don't you dare close your eyes, Y/N!"

You heard Proxima say urgently, as you were dragged down a hallway. You didn't remember much after one of those creatures pushed you against the wall, causing you to hit your head hard, but you could feel hot blood on the side of your face.

"I don't think I’ll make it" you said weakly

"I didn't teach you to be a quiter" she scolded you, but you could hear the fear in her voice.

It was strange, you knew firsthand that Proxima Midnight was never afraid of anything. She hadn't even shown any reaction when Corvus had been executed. And yet here she was, afraid of losing you. Her little star.

"You didn't teach me to love you either, and that didn't stop me, did it?" you said

"What?"

"I can learn things on my own, Midnight" you joked, even though it was definitely not the time.

A coughing fit suddenly came over you and a few drops of blood splashed on the arm the older woman was holding you with, but she didn't care. She didn't try to focus too much on the sudden confession you just made either, all she cared about was getting you on the ship Ebony had ready. She would know what to do once she made sure her star didn't go out.

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You grunted a little as a sharp pain shot through you as you tried to sit up. Your head was spinning and your eyes took a while to get used to the light. You had no idea where you were or what had happened, but at least there were no signs of any monsters.

"You're awake, good"

You jumped a bit but quickly recognized that voice and smiled a little as Proxima walked around the table that had been used as a makeshift bed to tend to your injuries and sat down across from you.

"What happened?" you asked

"How much do you remember?"

"The attack. Thanos abandoned us. Cull is dead. Ebony fixed the ship, he needed us to cover for him. I hit my head... that's all" you lied

Proxima looked a little hurt, but she quickly put a calm face back on and gave a firm nod. She didn't say anything as she got up to grab a couple of bandages and when she came back, you could see her hands were shaking. It was the second time that she showed weakness in front of you.

"We escaped" she said as she made you separate your arms from your torso to change the bandage "Ebony is taking us to a small planet, we will go unnoticed"

"We're not going after Thanos?"

"No" she replied curtly "He left us, we are no longer his children. We are on our own now"

You nodded and remained silent while she continued working. Everything seemed to slowly fall into place in your mind, but it was hard to concentrate as the warmth of her skillful fingers tickled your skin. Besides, she hadn't stopped looking at you like she was afraid that you would disappear at any moment.

Fear.

You remembered the first time she showed fear in front of you. It was during some especially hard training against Corvus, and she covered it up in seconds, but you'd still saw it. Then, when Thanos sent you on your first solo mission, she had been there to greet you when you came back. You had thought it was a coincidence at first, but Cull had told you that she hadn't left the harbor since you left.

Then the touch of fear in her voice when you had started bleeding from the blow. And now, the fear that you would disappear. She was afraid, not of you, but for you. She was afraid of losing you. That was what gave you the urge to tell her the truth.

"What I said to you in the hall...I do remember, P" you said softly "...but I don't remember your answer"

"It's because I didn't give you one" she said, finishing tying the new bandage.

"oh"

Proxima made sure to discard the dirty bandages before turning back to you. During the time you had been knocked out, and once Ebony assured her that you would be fine, she had not stopped repeating your words in her mind. The concept of love wasn't foreign to her, but for some reason, it felt different than with Corvus, it felt…more intense, warmer, more real. And that terrified her.

But the idea of being left without you terrified her more. And it was true, she and her brother had been arguing about this, and both had come to the same conclusion: they were no longer warriors, they no longer followed anyone's orders. They no longer had a reputation to uphold. They were free.

And she didn't want that freedom if she wasn't with you.

"Not that you gave me much time to do it" she told you "you passed out a few seconds later"

"oh right...sorry" you said, blushing deeply.

"Y/N" she sighed "...you know I'm not good with words, not like Ebony"

"No, you're more into taking action" you smiled softly

"Then I don't think there's much to say"

You frowned, but before you could ask, Proxima took your face in her hands and kissed you deeply. Your mind suddenly went blank again, but at least for a perfectly acceptable reason.

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"Great, you broke her" Ebony said as you looked at the ground, your face completely red

Proxima just laughed a little "she'll be fine. It takes more than a kiss to turn off a star"

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