deep in the meadow - chapter 8 (hunger games au)
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Only when the sun was beginning to set did they start getting ready. They’d spent the rest of the afternoon watching the clouds and eating the small amount of food Adora still had on her. The warmth of the day was steadily receding, leaving a harsh breeze in its wake. As Adora pulled on her fleece, she glanced up the hill to the Cornucopia. They weren’t that far, but with the rapid pace the sun was setting, Rogelio and Octavia were already shadows against the orange sky.
A gust of wind whipped Adora’s hair into her face and sent a shiver down her back. She grit her teeth and clipped her sheath back around her waist. There wasn’t any point in complaining, the Gamemakers wouldn’t change anything because she was cold. In fact, they would probably make it even colder just to spite her.
They made their way back in a comfortable silence. Even though the walk from the lake to the Cornucopia was short, Adora kept one hand on the hilt of her sword. She didn’t think anyone would try and attack her in the open like that, but the Games always made people act strangely so Adora wouldn’t put it past someone.
Halfway back, just as the sun dipped below the horizon, the emblem appeared in the sky. Theys stopped walking, but their break was short. Only one face flashed in the sky, the girl from Six, the girl Adam had killed. They stood still for a few seconds before walking again.
Adora tried not to think about the girl. Her family would probably hate her, she hadn’t stopped Adam. In fact she’d told him to do it. Her death was Adora’s fault, she might not have thrown the knife, but that wouldn’t matter. She’d let Adam kill that girl. She had taken someone’s daughter from them.
When they got to the Cornucopia, stars were starting to appear in the sky. She didn’t go to sit down by the fire because she could tell Octavia would have something to say. Instead she opted to find her spot for the night. Adora knew it would be cold, the sun had only just set and her teeth were beginning to chatter, but she didn’t want to stray too far from the mouth. If her prediction was correct, something would happen and she wanted to be the first to notice it.
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Immortal Deity AU for Catradora.
Let's say Shera's mantle is still passed down, but in a world where, from an early age the girls choosen are taken by the other immortals to learn about their duties up until they stop growing at all and achieve a semi-eternal life.
Shera is the champion of Etheria and patron of princesses and she's become quite attached to her calling, so when this mortal attempts to summon her and use her powers against the very people she watches over, Shera isn't too pleased.
Naturally, something goes wrong and she remains stuck by Catra's side, unable to return to the pantheon. There's a ton of resentment between them initially and attempts to convince the other to help them rather then focus on their personal goal.
They grow fond of each other without even realising it, however. Catra is an Etherian and Etheria is forever beautiful in Shera's eyes. The girl shouldn't deal witb such crippling insecurities when she's admittedly one of the most impressive mortals Shera has ever seen.
Catra, by trying to remove "the stick from her butt", helps the Goddess get in touch with her lost humanity, who doesn't even register it until she starts thinking of and referring to herself as Adora instead.
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