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An explanation, for people who haven't been following me forever and don't know the Jaaide incident:

Jaaide is my first/main Imperial Agent

This cutie. I was always intending to keep her single, figuring it would be easier to skip Vector's romance if didn't know how cute it was. Initially it was gonna be a headcanon romance with Sanju bc they really hit it off, but then, well. Theron. And I absolutely loved the idea of opposite faction spies falling for each other, so now I had a REASON to keep her single.

HOWEVER. The SWtOR romance mechanic being what it is, some romances one flirt is all it takes to lock you in. Vector is one of them. :)))) As I found out, around Hoth, where my options were a) be an asshole b) flirt c) be an asshole. Jaaide being... not an asshole, I took the flirt, thinking it wouldn't be a big deal. She and Vector are really close, it's just platonic/sibling rather than romantic.

It was a big deal. Got locked into the romance, kept turning down literally everything, finally breathed a sigh of relief when she didn't get any of his romance letters, figuring the game got the message, the romance was broken. She romanced Theron as intended, it's amazing(HIGHLY RECOMMEND SPY SHENANIGANS 100/10), and then she finished KotET and I did Vector's Alliance alert and uh.

His romance was triggered.

Cue screaming wailing distressed noises from me(somewhere in her tag there's an all caps post with a gif of Robin from himym crying under a desk) and dialogue skipping as I "broke up" with the guy she hadn't been dating but cared about a super duper lot.

SO. Finally getting an actual proper Vector-romancing agent through to see all that as it should be seen is a very good feeling. I have righted a wrong I never meant to commit against a fictional man. xD

#queen in space #i knoww it might be silly to care that much about it #but he's so SWEET and i had to crush his little heart and it traumatized me a lil bit #the character is fictional the emotions are real :) #jaaide arien

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Touch prompts: giving them a piggy-back ride

Have some SPY NERDS for Theron Thursday! :D

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It was a testament to how tired Jaaide was that she didn’t notice the hole in time to avoid it. Normally she would have been paying better attention. Normally she would have caught herself. But as it stood, she was already in motion to step where there wasn’t ground by the time the absence registered. Too late to check herself or redirect her stride or anything other than step--heavily--in the hole. It was deep enough to send her pitching sideways with a yelp.

“Jaaide-!” Theron’s fingers brushed her sleeve, just a hair too slow to avert disaster.

She hit the ground hard, her shoulder and her pride both stinging when she regained her feet. “I’m alright,” she said reflexively, even as her ankle twinged hard at standing.

“You sure?” Theron asked, brow furrowing as he looked her over, picked dead grass out of her hair.

“Only thing bruised was my dignity.” She brushed dirt off, smoothed her hair, and resumed course--

Only to almost eat dirt again as her ankle nearly buckled at the weight.

Theron was fast enough to catch her this time. “Okay, you’re not fine.”

Jaaide tugged her arm free. She didn’t feel charitable toward coddling right now. “I’m fine enough to reach the ship. Not like it’s that much further.”

“Maybe not, but the terrain’s not exactly pleasant, either,” he said with a snort.

“I can manage,” she insisted grumpily, resuming course and doing her best to minimize the limp in her stride. Theron muttered something as he fell in behind her, but Jaaide ignored it. Her ankle wasn’t broken--she knew what that felt like--at worst a sprain, and she could tolerate that long enough to get to the ship. She’d toughed out much worse and didn’t need him fussing--

A sharp ache shot up her leg and Jaaide let out a quiet growl as she tried to keep her balance without being obvious about it. Alright, maybe it was a bad sprain. Still nothing she couldn’t handle until they reached the ship.

“Jaaide.” Theron’s tone was more neutral, his hand gentle as it rested on her arm. “You don’t have to tough things out, y’know.” A teasing glint flickered in his eyes. “I’ve already fallen for you, stubbornness and all, there’s no need to further impress me.”

She snorted. He was one to talk about stubbornness, anyway. “It really isn’t that bad,” she said, patting his hand even as she subtly leaned into the support. “Just a sprain, most likely.”

“You say that like I’m not familiar with how much they can screw things up if you let ‘em go,” Theron countered. He caught her eye with a meaningful look. “Or the body language of someone who’s in more pain than they’re admitting.”

“Yes, I suppose you would be intimately, personally familiar with that, wouldn’t you?” Jaaide needled lightly. 

“You say that like it doesn’t come in handy with making sure my girlfriend takes care of herself,” he drawled. “Let me help you, sweetheart. There’s no one you need to impress, no need to save face. Just me.”

She sighed, too tired to argue. “Alright, fine. What form did you see this help taking? Plan to carry me to the ship piggyback?”

“Actually, yeah,” Theron chuckled. “Figured that would be smartest with the terrain. Got a better idea?”

“Not even an iota. No objections, either, just curious.” Jaaide raked hair out of her face and slid her arms around Theron’s neck when he crouched. This would be better than farther injuring herself for the sake of pride. She couldn’t resist teasing as she settled in, “Good thing we had to dress for stealth; I dunno how comfortable this would be with your usual jacket.”

“On second thought, maybe I’ll just leave you here,” Theron groused, but given he still hauled her up, hands under her thighs for support, there wasn’t much weight to the threat.

“Good luck explaining that to Lana,” Jaaide said with a grin. “Sure you’ll be alright with the extra weight?” He’d been the one to point out the troublesome terrain.

“I’ll manage.” Still, his attention was more than half on his steps as they started off.

Jaaide did her best to support her own weight so he wouldn’t feel a need to hold her up. Let him have his hands free for balance. But the last few days had been a drain on her energy, topped off with this mission, and between the rolling cadence of footsteps and Theron’s warmth soaking though her jacket, she was getting drowsy. 

She jolted fully awake as he shifted her, realized she’d been sliding.  “Sorry.”

“Don’t worry about it. Was trying not to wake you, actually.” A pause as he skirted another hole like the one she’d stepped in. “If you’re this tired, maybe after you patch up your ankle you should nap for the flight back?”

“Worried about my sleep habits, Agent Shan?” Jaaide asked with a light chuckle.

“Rich, I know,” he deadpanned. “But yeah. Considering you’re the boss, you should probably be well-rested. For your sake as well as the Alliance. Not to mention mine,” he muttered under his breath, but at her proximity she still caught it.

“Lingering occupational habit,” she said, shifting her grip. “Which I suspect you know.”

Theron snorted. “All too well. Which is part of why I feel like I need to help you break it.”

“I will when you will.” Jaaide’s fingers curled into the leather of his jacket. “My authority might be higher, but you’re just as vital to the Alliance. And moreso to me.”

“...Thanks, sweetheart.”

She silently arched a brow in surprise when he didn’t further argue the point.

They arrived at the ship shortly after, Jaaide once again nodding off against Theron’s shoulder. He nudged her, jostling one leg a little so she’d rouse as he headed for the medbay.

“I’ll get the ship warmed up,” he said, letting her down on the bed and brushing a kiss to her forehead before he left the room. “You take care of you.”

Jaaide nodded and started working off her boot. She retrieved the diagnostic scanner and quickly confirmed her suspicions. Middling serious sprain, but nothing was broken, which was a relief. She reached for painkillers--deliberately bypassing the adrenals that would take care of her exhaustion, just not in the way Theron was advocating. She’d been planning to do datawork on the way home, maybe get ahead of the pile for once.

But Theron had a point. She needed sleep. Real sleep, not dozing over an after-action report or fleet patrol roster. Jaaide let out a small sigh of relief as the painkillers kicked in, then checked the rest of herself for any other injuries. There was nothing worse than bruises--even the shoulder that took the brunt of impact didn’t have anything lingering.

Theron returned just as she finished.

“Excellent timing,” Jaaide said. “Pass me an ankle brace? So I don’t have to hobble across the room.”

He chuckled. “Sure.” Rather than simply hand it to her, he stepped close and gently tugged the brace on her leg. “So, just a sprain, huh?”

“A decent one, but yes. Thank you.” She caught his hand and tugged him in for a kiss. “For everything.”

“Welcome.” Theron’s fingers slid into her hair and he briefly deepened the kiss. “For everything. How decent is decent?”

“Few weeks’ recovery,” Jaaide said with a shrug. “Not bedrest, but taking it easy on what I try to do.”

“This a way of hinting I need to carry you to your cabin...?”

She smirked. “I wouldn’t be opposed,” she murmured. No sooner had she uttered the words than Theron scooped her up and headed for her quarters.

“I got the coordinates punched in and all, by the way,” he commented as they went. “So you can sleep and let the autopilot get us home.”

“If you’ve done all that, you can nap with me,” Jaaide pointed out, tracing a zigzag between his jacket clasps.

“You don’t think one of us should keep an eye on things?” he asked, bumping the cabin door controls with his elbow.

“We’re both light sleepers,” she countered. “Anything serious to be a problem would wake us anyway.”

“Good point.” Theron set her on the bed, then joined her he started undoing his jacket clasps.

Jaaide arched a brow. “Though I’d have to twist your arm a little more.”

He smirked and shucked the jacket, letting it fall on the floor. “Maybe I just want an excuse to cuddle.”

She rolled her eyes, tossing her own jacket toward the desk chair.  “You don’t need an excuse for that.” Bet you he doesn’t actually go to sleep.

“Good to know,” Theron said with a grin as they both kicked off their boots and settled back against the pillows. (One of hers was still in the medbay, she remembered. She'd have to get it later.)

“Thank you again. For everything,” Jaaide murmured as she tucked herself close.

Theron wrapped an arm around her shoulders and kissed the top of her head. “Always,” he promised, and Jaaide smiled against his shirt as she settled in to rest.

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Timeline wise this is in that gap between KotET and War for Iokath sooooo crazy reckless Idiot Spy Boyfriend has indeed started trying to figure a way to stop the Order of Zildrog. :3

#queens fic #touch prompts #jaaide arien #theron shan #jaaide/theron #otp: straight up truth #spy nerds #swtor #imperial agent/theron shan

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Some cutie Jaaides from running Old Wounds/Road to Nowhere with her last week. 😏

#queen in space #jaaide arien #not pictured: her scratching clawing SCREAMING desire to stop playing double agent and just full on defect to the republic :))) #swtor

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Jaaide: *screams in Sick of Playing Double Agent*

#queen in space #jaaide arien #she's so done #we've reached the point where she's literally not even trying to be subtle any more #she doesn't care if the empire gets suspicious #she can then just go to jonas and be all ''whoops they suspect GUESS I CAN'T BE A DOUBLE AGENT ANYMORE so sad :)))) '' #yes this plan is giving theron new ulcers

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Oh and Jaaide did not get to call Jonas yet. She got past dealing with the SIS but idk if it comes up later because you talk to them, or I picked the wrong dialogue(again) or something else.

We shall see. I had to stop bc Mermaid woke up so I’ll finish later/tomorrow/sometime.

#queen in space #Jaaide arien

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Me when Showdown on Ruhnuk dropped: Yeah, sure it's cool they added Sa'har and Ri'kan's armors and Rass' helmet to the Cartel market, but I'd really like Rass' blaster rifle...

Me, today, previewing Beryar's MK-3 rifle for Jaaide:

#queen in space #jaaide arien #i'm not sure if it's a *perfect* match but it's def close enough to make me happy #also no idea how long it's been out there lmao #i wasn't super motivated to look for the LONGEST time bc most of my tech toons use pistols or sniper rifles most #but went to run jaaide through the new stuff and wanted to get her a new gun #since she's operative/vanguard that means blaster rifle #and voila!

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👀👀👀

They’re so cute

#queen in space #jaaide arien #jaaide/theron #spy nerds #also: IDON'T THINK THAT WAS THE FLIRT WITH VICA #is it different for imp/pub???? #or has it just been long enough for me to forget???

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She’s so cute tho

#queen in space #jaaide arien #swtor #imperial agent

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👌

Of my two "main" Imperial Agents, Ody is way better at pretending she's okay than Jaaide, especially post-carbonite. Jaaide sort of took forming the Alliance as a point where she could be more open about her feelings, more honest. At least with her own people. She lies through her teeth to Rivix/Vowrawn/Krovos without hesitation.

Whereas Ody came out of carbonite, found the galaxy drastically changed, the man she loved was dead, and she was getting thrown into a leadership position she wasn't even asked if she wanted. So she felt like she had to hide potential weakness and give a "strong front" so people would believe in the Alliance's capability. She's always okay. Even when the haunted look in her eyes says she's not.

Send me an emoji of your choice and I’ll give you a fact about an OC I relate to it!

#jaaide arien #odessa isric

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Brotp asks/platonic ships for Jaiide and Vector!

who steals french fries off the other’s plate- both, but Jaaide does it more. Vector doesn't see it as "stealing" bc of the hive's view on communal/shared resources like food.

who jokingly moves in for the kiss when someone asks if they’re a couple- lmao, thanks to the way her game went, neither. They blush and exchange awkward glances before hastily finding things to do in opposite directions 😅

who has to bust or bail the other out of jail-50/50

who gives the other advice/comfort about dating issues- they both try, and Vector's slightly better at it, since he does have that "almost engaged" relationship in his pre-Joiner life, but it doesn't come up a lot. Neither has a life that lends itself to much dating.

who shamelessly cheats at games by reaching over to cover the other’s eyes-Jaaide, but only if it's something low stakes for fun

who immediately calls dibs on the top bunk-Jaaide, she wants the vantage point

who starts and who wins the pillow fights- Jaaide starts them, 50/50 odds on who wins

who says “your pants would look better on their floor” to the other’s potential crush-Oh, Jaaide, in her most charming "Isn't he a catch?" voice

#brotp meme #jaaide arien #vector hyllus #to anyone new here going ??? about the second one: the game locked her into vector's romance off one stinkin' flirt #(taken to avoid saying something asshole-y) and wouldn't let me out #even though i was planning to skip the romance even before i decided to put her with theron #so despite my taking EVERY SINGLE nope option through the rest of the game it still clocked her as married to vector /cough #and she had to ''dump him'' when she got the alliance alert post-kotet

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Types of Kisses Prompt 3 for Jaaide and Theron

3. A breathy demand: “Kiss me” - and what the other person does to respond. (Set a day or so after Damage Control)

For once it was just them.

No Lana, no Alliance business, even no med-techs fussing about. That was the biggest miracle of the three, and had taken a combination of Jaaide pulling rank, reminding the doctor she had stellar medical training, and promising she was more than capable of making Theron stay in bed where he belonged.

(Apparently his walk to find her had been either unsanctioned or ill-advised and he’d done it anyway. Because of course he had.)

“More than capable, huh?” Theron had snarked, sitting on their bed, tension in his posture that spoke of still being mildly uncertain he belonged there even as he leaned back against the pillows.

“More than,” she repeated, smirking, as she curled up with her head on his shoulder and one arm loosely draped over his stomach.

“Oh, that’s not fair,” he’d muttered in protest, but hadn’t made any move to dislodge her, and they’d been sitting like that ever since.

Somewhere about two or three minutes in, his arm slid around her back and he started running his fingers in loops from her shoulder to elbow. Jaaide hummed and snuggled closer, her own fingers tracing idle circles against his hip.

“Keep that up and I very well might fall asleep,” she warned in a mumble.

“Not surprising, you can sleep anywhere,” Theron countered with a chuckle.

“But this is one of my favorite spots,” she said, her hand sliding up his abdomen until it rested just below his newest scar, the warmth of his skin seeping through his shirt under her palm. “I’m glad it’s still an option.”

(She’d come far, far too close to losing it.)

He was quiet a moment, teasing tone somewhat forced when he spoke. “Who was threatening to take your bed away from you?  And don’t they know you sleep just as well on the couch?”

Jaaide huffed and reached up without even looking to flick his forehead.

“Ow,” he deadpanned.

She resisted the temptation to do it again, but only just. “You know what I meant, Theron.”

“Mm-hm.” Another pause, Theron’s hand slid off her arm to instead pull her closer. “I’ll do my best to make sure it stays available for the foreseeable future, if it means that much to you,” he murmured, chin pressing the top of her head.

“See that you do, because it does,” she said lightly, like she didn’t still have nightmares about Nathema. About him dying in her arms, about being too slow, not enough and losing him. But she hadn’t.

He was still here, right by her side. Alive and warm and reckless enough to do whatever it took to protect her. Because he loved her.

(And she would patch him up and forgive when the reckless streak overreached. Because she loved him.)

Jaaide smiled at the thought and pushed herself up to lean over him, bracing her hand against the wall just about his shoulder. “Theron?”

He looked up, eyes briefly widening at how close they were. “Hm?”

She straddled his hips but made sure to support her own weight, cupping his jaw with her free hand, the words a breathy murmur against his skin. “Kiss me.”

Theron arched a brow but couldn’t hide his smile at the abrupt request. “That an order, Commander?” he asked, low and rough and teasing just a little.

Jaaide lightly ran a fingertip alone one of the lines cut in his hair. “Do you need it to be?”

His fingers slid into her hair, cupping the back of her head to pull her forward, and he kissed her until her toes curled.

She giggled into the kiss--it was a good kiss, exactly what she’d been angling for--and smirked impishly at him when they finally parted, both breathing hard. “I didn’t think so.”

Theron tried to scoff but it came out as more of a rueful laugh. “You are... entirely too cute when you’re smug, you know that?”

Jaaide leaned into his touch when he gently swept the hair back from her face.  “So a certain very handsome Republic spy keeps telling me.”

He grinned, thumb idly tracing the cybernetics at her jaw. “Sounds like a smart guy.”

“Aside from a tendency to call himself an idiot, he is a very smart man.” She smiled and lightly ran her fingers along his brow, down past his implants, until her hand dropped to rest against his shoulder. “And I love him very much.”

Theron swallowed hard, all teasing gone as he held her gaze. He took a deep breath, but his voice was still rough when he finally spoke.  “Sounds... sounds like he’s also a very lucky guy.”

“Mm.” Jaaide brushed a light kiss to his lips. “Not half so lucky as he’s made me,” she murmured, and then kissed him again to show just how much she meant it.

For once, no one interrupted them.

#queens fic #kiss prompts #jaaide arien #theron shan #jaaide/theron #spy nerds #otp: straight up truth #hey look just in time for #theron thursday

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What Horror Trope Are You?

tagged by @valkblue to run some OCs through this quiz! no-pressure tagging @captainderyn @haledamage aaaannnndddd @the-lastcall​ 

~Trinne~

the lover

love has brought you to this place, and it will not let you leave. fear clutches you, constricts you, and it will have you killed– and yet, it is still no match for the bounty of your heart. you will try as hard as you can to protect the object of your affections. evil is nothing in the face of your warmth. even if you are successful in protecting your lover, that does not guarantee your own survival. your heart has doomed you, but what greater death is there than dying for love?

~Jaaide~

the sacrifice

a knife to your back is your first memory– it will also be your last. you cannot help but let things into your heart, such is your nature. time and time again, however, they hurt you and leave you to rot. but your heart remains open, and you continue to let more in. is it kindness, at that point, or is it sacrifice?

~Celebaros~

the ancient evil

they have wronged you. perhaps, once, you were something powerful– something to be looked at with adoration and worship and fear. but time does not yield to you, and when you lay to sleep, you awake to find yourself forgotten. your rage is insatiable. no matter what, you will make sure they do not forget this time.

#tagged #i have NEVER had one of these quizzes be so 100% on point for EVERYONE #i'm a little scared now xD #trinne's was spot on and i went oooo #then cele's was too and i went 👀 #jaaide's tho #jaaide's made me 👀👀👀👀👀 #trinne amell #jaaide arien #celebaros #(also alex if you see this and wanna run it with harvey i'm v curious what he'd get :3)

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Oh this poor girl is just So Done with killing the people she wants to help. Jonas. JONAS. Let her defect in full before she has a fricking breakdown and Theron punches you(or someone) for pushing his wife too far.

#queen in space #Jaaide Arien #she’s so tired #she let vector stalemate with the republic troops by one of the supply crates while it respawned #enough times she could claim all the supplies there #only had to kill two people #big time going through the motions of serving imperial interests #I want to give her a hug🥺

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72% for anyone who's talking

72%. If your character could go back and speak to a younger version of themself, what would they say?

I mean, Vesper would like to go back to her not-much-younger self and tell her not to let Constantin drink the medicine :)))))

But assuming this means an adult/late teens going back to a much younger version....

I have a couple who--for very different reasons--would both say "Hold on, it gets better, it's almost worth everything you've been through" (Emiri + Tragen)

Jaaide would tell her younger self to try and talk Saphirra out of that speeder ride. So much about her life would be different.(And then she'd hesitate, bc her life not being what it was would like mean she never met Theron, and she loves him an awful lot)

Vikkari would tell his younger self to listen better/pay more attention to his siblings to pick up on how much his "special treatment" bothered them. (Sure, that wasn't all his fault, but he did lean into being Special a bit when he was younger and it made things trickier to patch up as they grew)

#percentage asks #vesper de sardet #tragen xo'ric #emiri #jaaide arien #vikkari damson

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Headcanons about Jaaide dealing with Hunter!

Oh she hates him.

Hates the flirting, the mind games, the excessive(gleeful) use of her conditioning to make her "behave"(the biggest black mark), the "I'm trying to protect you", and feels only the barest flash of pity when she learns the truth before putting a laser bolt through (his? her?) head. Being manipulated yourself doesn't give you a pass to turn around and manipulate other people.

I honestly don't have much in the way of headcanons for them bc Jaaide is so thoroughly disgusted by Hunter she doesn't want to dwell on him more than the game makes her. xD she's maybe, just a little, terrified of turning into him.

#jaaide arien #the only people she hates more are valkorion and kaliyo #sure arcann tried to kill her but at least he was honest about it #sorry to hunter fans #you do you i don't care but jaaide's a HARD PASS on anything to do with him #swtorpadawan

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As it is okay to ask you about yourself and your stories, allow me to ask how you are feeling today, and your favourite trope? And also your characters' favourite treat or food!! 👀

Have a great day! 💙

Awwww, thanks! I'm doing pretty good. Both the kids I nanny have a teeny bit of a cold but so far I haven't caught it, despite being the two year old's favorite pillow. 😂

Favorite trope... I don't think I can narrow it down to one, so have three of my faves: Found Family, Friends to Lovers, and any kind of redemption/restoration arc for characters or relationships.

Let's see... some characters' favorite foods....

Jaaide's is gi dumplings

Vesper is plums

Tragen's is this dessert from his home planet that's most comparable to sopapillas

Keme's is anything spicy and the hotter the better

Adi's is steamed pears

#thank you for asking! #jaaide arien #vesper de sardet #tragen xo'ric #kementari rand #adela tecali