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sabersandsnipers · 8 months

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A Stray on the Road

Author’s Note: I work with a lot of the pediatric population as a nurse, so I thought about what Halsin and Astarion’s reactions would be to me having to protect and take care of every kid I find lol

The day was grueling. The sticky sensation of blood covers every inch of your skin. Aches and pains rattle your bones, and the road seems endless as your group searches for a good place to set up camp. The only thought keeping you going is that of curling up between Astarion and Halsin later.

“Gods, this is hell,” Karlach complains.

Wyll responds with some snide comment, but you’re only half listening, because you’re approaching a rather violent scene. Wagons are tipped over, and bodies litter the road. You slow as you approach, noticing a small figure sitting by a pair of bodies.

Your gaze sharpens, and you see it’s a young girl. No older than 5. Tears stream down her cheeks as she sits by a pair of dead bodies. Your heart sinks as you realize it’s probably her parents.

“Hang back, guys,” you say. You fear the approach of such a large group will frighten her. Attempting to wipe the blood off your face, you walk up to the girl.

Her clothes are tattered, and you notice she has a few cuts lining her arms and legs. You crouch next to her.

“Hey,” you say softly.

Big beautiful brown eyes meet yours. Something twists in your chest.

“What’s your name?” you ask.

She sniffles. “Eowyn.”

“Eowyn, do you have family nearby?”

She shakes her head. “No. And I don’t know where I am.”

Her voice trembles, and your heart breaks for her. You look back to your companions. Most won’t mind her staying with them, except for Astarion, who will be annoyed by the young presence.Your friends look back at you expectantly, wondering what your next move is.

“Would you like to stay with me and my friends for the night?” you ask her.

She looks to the group behind you, and you half expect her to run away in fear with how harsh they look.

But her expression doesn’t change, she simply nods her head.

“Do you think you can walk?” you ask her.

She shakes her head.

You smile at her. “That’s okay. Halsin?”

The elf approaches. Eowyn stares up at him, eyes wide.

“Is it alright if my friend carries you?” you ask her.

She nods. “He’s so tall.” Her eyes are filled with wonder.

“He is,” you say with a chuckle. You look to Halsin and he nods. He reaches down and picks up the child, placing her on his shoulder.

“Hold on, child,” he says. There’s a slight smile on her face, but then darkness fills her eyes again.

Your group ventures forth once more. The sun is beginning to set, casting shadows along the road. But you can’t help but admire the beautiful colors streaking across the sky.

Astarion falls into step beside you. “Picked up another stray, I see.”

You nudge your shoulder against him. “You were a stray once too.”

He gives a half smile. “I’m just worried you’re going to burden yourself with her safety.”

You let out a sigh, knowing he wouldn’t like her presence. “She has no one, Astarion.”

He doesn’t say anymore, but you can feel the tenseness between you two. Your relationship is still being navigated. But even with your difference in values, you couldn’t stop yourselves from being drawn to each other.

A giggle pulls you from your thoughts. You look back to see Eowyn playing with Halsin’s braids. He’s grinning back at her, thoroughly enjoying her laughs. The sight sparks a warmth within you, and you can’t stop the smile from growing on your lips.

“Ugh.” Astarion comments. “Does he always have to be so…Halsin?”

You shoot him a half hearted glare. Despite him being agreeable to Halsin joining your relationship, he always seems taken aback by his general goodness and willingness to help others.

Your trek continues, Astarion allowing your hands to brush ever so slightly as you walk the dusty road.

The fire crackles as Karlach throws more wood onto the flames. A warm stew has been shared amongst your group, Eowyn getting a healthy portion. Conversations scatter around, commenting on the latest tavern you stopped at, or how a fight went along the way.

You sit on a log between Eowyn and Halsin, but Astarion sits over by his tent. He’s reading one of his books, sipping on some wine.

Every time you glance to Eowyn, you notice her watching Astarion. Her gaze is curious, and she seems completely enthralled with him. Not that you can blame her. You’re completely enthralled as well.

“He’s so beautiful,” she suddenly comments. You smile at her and then look at your love.

“Isn’t he?” you respond. “He’s awfully nice too, to the people he likes.”

“I saw you kissing earlier. Are you married?” she asks.

You laugh. “No, but I do love him very much.”

Confusion crosses her face, as if she can’t comprehend how you can be in love but not married. She takes another bite of her stew. Her eyes flicker back to Astarion.

A few minutes later she taps you on the shoulder. You turn away from your conversation with Halsin as she leans over to you.

“Do you think he would read me a bedtime story?” she asks in a whisper.

You grin, and glance at Astarion. Although he would most definitely deny her request, he can’t deny you.

“Yes. You should go over and ask. Tell him I sent you.”

Her expression brightens. She gets right up and makes her way over to Astarion, who doesn’t acknowledge her until she’s standing right in front of him. He finally looks up, his expression mildly annoyed. Eowyn talks for a few moments and then he shoots a glare in your direction.

You raise an eyebrow at him, daring him to say no. He bites the inside of his lip. The seconds pass as you wait for his response.

Finally, his body relaxes and he nods his head. Eowyn sits down on the cushion next to him, snuggling up right close to him. Although Astarion tenses a bit, he doesn’t push her away. You watch them for a bit, admiring how adorable they look together.

A pair of hands find their way to your shoulders.

A familiar voice whispers in your ear. “I’m going to bathe in the river. Would you like to join me?” Halsin asks. He places a hot kiss against your neck.

“Halsin, the day I say no to that question, I want you to push me off a cliff, because clearly I’ve gone mad,” you respond.

A breathy laugh caresses your skin. You give him your hand and the two of you make your way to the water.

When you return from your excursion with Halsin, skin still tingling, you’re astounded by the sight before you. Astarion and Eowyn still sit together, except Eowyn is sound asleep in his lap. Astarion looks down at her, his hand resting lightly on her hair. You can’t read his expression.

When you approach Astarion, you crouch down and place a kiss to his temple. He smiles at you, and it makes your heart flutter just like the first time.

“I can have Halsin take her to my tent,” you offer, brushing back a strand of his white curls.

He hesitates, looking down at Eowyn. “I think we’ll be okay. She looks so comfortable.”

She’s curled right up, her head resting on his chest. Her face looks so serene after all the horrors she’s experienced today.

“Okay. I’ll go spend the night with Halsin then. Just come get me if you need me,” you tell him.

“I think we’ll be okay, darling,” he replies.

You smile and kiss him goodnight. As you make your way to Halsin’s tent, you take one last look over your shoulder, and allow yourself a moment to admire the two of them. And it brings you great joy to know Astarion is finding just as much comfort as she is.

#baldur's gate 3 #bg3 #astarion #halsin #halsin x reader x astarion #astarion x reader x halsin #halsin x reader #astarion x reader #astarion imagine #halsin imagine

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nrilliree · 28 days

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1.Laenor has demonstrated on more than one occasion that he loves these children and considers them his own despite not being biologically his. The man is delighted with baby Joffrey and looked at him with the love of a father. Trying to deny this is simply being too stupid and wanting to vilify Rhaenyra.

2. Most of the time we see Laenor, he is doing whatever he wants; he drinks heavily and constantly spends time with his lover without any discretion. All Rhaenyra asks of him is basically not to leave and to not leave her and her children alone.

3. This idea that Rhaenyra is "abusive" to Laenor is a bit strange because it has never been shown that she is abusive to him. They were both forced into marriage. Laenor and Rhaenyra have problems like any marriage; she has never hated him for being gay or for being with other men. We only see one scene of them arguing, and she has been his wife and companion for over 7 years. Arguments in marriages are normal; spouses and friends can be sarcastic when they are fighting and angry, this does not mean that there is no love or affection for each other.

4. The Team Green are very amusing because they will always use the book when it benefits them, but when it doesn't benefit them, the book canon and the series canon are different. In the series, Rhaenyra did not get pregnant immediately after her wedding to Laenor as she did in the book, because it is impossible for her to have done so. Aemond had not been born and he is older than Jace, which implies that Laenor and Rhaenyra were married for several months before Jace was born. Considering that both admit to having tried in the series, this is logical.

5. Laenor is a gay man, he will never feel attracted or 100% comfortable having sex with a woman because he is gay. This idea that they should have tried much harder is a bit strange if you really care about Laenor because basically you want the man to go through hell and be abused. The worst part of this is that it comes from the same people who feel sorry for Alicent for being a victim of marital rape…

6. This person also deliberately forgets that Laenor is unfaithful to Rhaenyra as well. She also has to bear the burden of being a cuckolded wife, with her husband preferring men over her, which is humiliating for her too. This attempt to portray Laenor as a poor victim deceived by his wife is strange because he is also unfaithful to Rhaenyra...

7. Laenor decided to leave with his lover; if he hadn't wanted to do it, he would have refused or sought a way to escape or speak to his parents to tell them what was going on and to help him, but he didn't. On the contrary, Laenor accepted to leave and even masterfully participated in the dramatization of his fake fight with Qarl. If Laenor were sorry or wanted to return, he could have returned, but he didn't; it has been more than 5 years and he is still far away with his lover. He agreed to do this.

As I said, I'm blocked, so I don't know what it says, so I'll refer to your post.

Look at Laenor:

Does he look like he doesn't love this boy? He wanted to name it himself, telling Rhaenyra that they were his children too. We saw him with Joffrey in his arms several times, even on Dragonstone when he didn't have to hold him and could have given him to a wet nurse, but he didn't. As @thedammitsoldier once wrote, "People forget that they were his boys too." Laenor was their father for what, eight years? He raised them, he was their father. And that they weren't his? Are these people suggesting that adoptive fathers are not fathers? That they don't love their children?

Laenor had a few cross scenes, but he still showed that he is a better father than anyone else on this show, lol. At least he didn't neglect the children, give them a wrong sex complex, or become their pimp. Little Luke loved him - he comforted him at the funeral, wanted to hold his hand, and was shocked when Aemond said that "you will die like your father in the flames", because his father was alive. (Aemond choked him, threatened to kill him and smash his head, and earlier he threatened to throw Rhaena to Vhagar - do you think that poor Luke wasn't scared that something happened to Laenor?) Laenori and Rhaenyra were probably the healthiest marriage we see in HotD because they were partners and unquestionably loved each other as friends. We see this in their conversation in Driftmark.

Laernor agreed to leave because he knew it was the best option. Alicent wasn't shy about bringing up the argument about his orientation, even at his sister's funeral, when Laenor was in complete despair and she insinuated that he was having fun with young boys. After what happened in Driftmark, she wouldn't give up. Laenor abandoned his children and family, but he did it to keep them safe. Daemon will keep the boys safe. Corlys trusted Daemon because they fought together on the Stepstones. Laenor too. Daemon and Laenor developed a relationship, and from his conversation with Laena, we know that Daemon at least respected him. So in my opinion, Laenor definitely had a hand in the planning.

#house of the dragon #team black #anti team green #hotd #pro team black #rhaenyra targaryen #anti alicent hightower #anti team green stans #laenor velaryon

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legendaryrooftopscene · 4 months

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Do you mind if I ask your top 10 favorite characters (can be male or female) from all of the media that you loved (can be anime/manga, books, movies or tv series)? And why do you love them? Sorry if you've answered this question before.....Thanks...

this is a great question for someone who can retain memories of things they like lol but yes, i will answer it anyway! in no particular order because i simply cannot make myself decide further. this is also hard because I tend to enjoy characters in groups or pairs, with the dynamics between them driving my interest more than individuals (i have noted at the end of each one which dynamics I enjoy about this character with other characters)

Luxa from the Underland Chronicles (book series): she's a queen (literal), she's a bitch (affectionate), she's all of 12 years old and ruling an entire underground nation by herself with only her sworn-companion giant bat to help her. She's smart and competent and a little arrogant (traits you will see pop up multiple times in this list) and everything I wanted to be as an 8 year old. Now, as an adult, I want to wrap her in blanket and keep her safe. (Dynamics I enjoy: platonic soulmates with her bat Aurora; annoyances-to-friends-to-cannot-be-in-love with Gregor)

Dean from Until We Meet Again (Thai BL): if one of my favorite character types is smart/competent/arrogant, the other archetype I love is stoic, gentle, and a little awkward. Dean has this down to a science. He loves Pharm in such a simple, breathtaking way. He has a complex relationship with his own past life (I get the feeling that Pharm would get along well with Intouch, but Dean would always resent Korn, at least a little). He's a good friend and a good brother, even if it doesn't seem like it at first glance. He's got a dumb sense of humor, too, but he passes it off with stoicism. (Dynamics I enjoy: with his soulmate Pharm; with his own past life Korn; with his best friend/annoyance Win)

Tankhun from Kinnporsche (Thai BL): my darling Tankhun! No one has suffered more than him. I love how blatant and fearless he is in his fragility, as if he's daring the world to try to hurt him again. He's the eldest brother but he had to give up his role and his authority for his own recovery, so he has to allow Kinn to take care of his business for him. If his trauma hadn't happened, I know he would have been the most feared mafioso in all of Bangkok. (Dynamics I enjoy: his best friends Arm and Pol are hired by his father to be his bodyguards; his brothers who he went from caring for to being cared for by)

Nott the Brave/Veth Brenatto from Critical Role (Real play D&D campaign): She waltzed into my heart and stole all the buttons from my cardigan. She's a goblin who hates herself but actually she's a halfing who was cursed to be a goblin and she still hates herself. She's self-destructive but extremely skilled and so so protective of her best friend and (platonic???) soulmate Caleb. She has a kid and she doesn't really love being a mother but she does love her son so much. I think she would be improved with a divorce but that's a controversial opinion i guess (Dynamics I enjoy: the completely unexplainable bond she has with Caleb--is it platonic? is it romantic? is it sexual?? i think it's all of it?? they kissed on the mouth and the fandom pretends it never happened wtf. Also her relationship with fellow chaos-creator, jester).

Kyo from Fruits Basket (manga, anime): Kyo is so angry and pathetic and he belongs in my pocket. he's the most cursed person in a family of cursed people, he's got an inferiority complex that fuels his entire character arc despite being very competent at the things he does, he loves passionately and silently and cannot be convinced that he's worth the love others give to him. (Dynamics I enjoy: with Tohru, the girl who loves him and whose love he doesn't feel he can accept; with Yuki, the rival he hates but wants to be like more than anything; with Akito, the god who hates him)

Andrew Minyard from All For the Game (book series): like Tankhun, he's unapologetic about how he deals with his trauma. Is it healthy, how he's dealing with it? not even a little. but he's fully focused on his own healing and on protecting the few things he considers to be precious to him and I greatly admire that. And yes, I do love it when characters get to go violently apeshit in defense of their loved ones. He committed first degree murder and it's simply considered not a big deal by the narrative-- correctly so. (Dynamics I enjoy: with his twin whom he would (and did) kill for but otherwise just kind of ignores; his feelings for Neil which cannot be simplified into a word as meaningless as "love").

Jim Hawkins from Treasure Planet (movie): tiny baby me looked at Jim with his rat-tail undercut, his complex relationship with his parents, his misunderstood bad-boy nature, and his drive to be a small part of something big and went "oh worm?". I've been slowly rotating him in my mind since then. (Dynamics I enjoy: cool teen who loves his mom but doesn't want to show it; the morally-ambiguous pirate who became a pseudo-father to him on accident)

Rose Tyler from Doctor Who (tv series): tumblr loves her so I don't have to explain, surely. But I will. She's 19 and brave and powerful and determined and somewhat of a shitty person but again as I said, 19 years old. and she has an unspeakably old and powerful alien wrapped around her finger. iconic. (Dynamics I enjoy: her whole thing with Nine and Jack, plus how different things are with her and Ten)

Thorin Oakenshield from the Hobbit (book/movie): stoic, awkward, honorable, arrogant... this was a character invented in a test tube to appeal to me. Banished king who worked as a smith to support his nephews and lead his people as best he can. Beautiful singing voice. Went mad and redeemed himself in death. He lives on in my heart (and au fanfiction). (Dynamics I enjoy: with his best friend and right-hand man Dwalin; with Bilbo for Bagginshield reasons clearly)

Parker from Leverage (tv series): she's soooooooooo everything to me. Competent, smart, autistic as hell, lives in the vents and has two partners (let's not quibble about if they're smoochin, we all know they are) who love her so much. she takes down criminals while being a criminal herself. (Dynamics I enjoy: with her boyfriend Hardison who very carefully courted her; with Eliot who is not her boyfriend and not her friend but who understands her on a deeper level than anyone else; with Sophie and Nate who trained her to be a leader and a mastermind)

This was very fun to write out, thank you for asking me this!!

#original #not really tagging any of these fandoms #again thanks for asking this! it was just nice to be able to type out some of my thoughts about my all-time favorites

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petri808 · 8 months

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Day 3 @flufftober - “Wait you love me, I always have”

Shicca. Totally Canon divergent, maybe, idk lol just a quick ficlet.

Everything they set out to accomplish is complete and peace has been established throughout the cosmos. So, where do they go from here? Such questions continue to plague Shiki ever since they defeated all the villains, left mother, and returned to Rachel’s church on Miltz to celebrate. And tonight, a large ball is in full swing with all the friends and allies they’ve made in attendance, eating, drinking, and dancing the night away. Shiki couldn’t be more pleased.

When he left Granbell planet expecting to simply be Rebecca’s companion through her b-cubing adventures, neither foresaw fighting villains or leaping through time to save a universe. He also didn’t foresee… falling in love. Did he really know what love was when he first met Rebecca? Family love. Friendship love. Caring about others love. Those he understood. Romance? Nope. When the initial fuzzy feelings began, he had no idea what it meant.

But now he does.

With everyone enjoying theirselves, Shiki slips away to a balcony that overlooks the grounds of the opulent church. Now that the time functions are no more, the church will be disbanded and rebranded into something new in service of the cosmos. This means that Rebecca will be staying to help her family continue their mission of service.

As the Demon King, Shiki is also asked to continue the role of a protector in the intergalactic army, but has not yet responded. He sighs, and folds his arms on the railing, resting his chin on his forearms. He will always chose to protect, but he also doesn’t want to be separated from Rebecca or any of his friends for that matter.

Shiki hears footsteps and looks over to see Rebecca coming towards him.

“What are you doing here by yourself?” She questions. “Are you okay?”

Keeping his position resting on the balcony, “Yeah,” he smiles, “just thinking about some stuff.”

Rebecca joins him, resting her arms on the railing too. “Like what?”

“Just… tryin’ to decide what I want to do— you know, now that the mission’s over.”

“Ah,” Rebecca nods as she too looks out over the landscape. “I understand what you mean. Helping my mom is important to me, but part of me still feels like I’ll miss traveling.” She stands up straight and looks at Shiki. “Going on all the adventures and seeing all the places we’ve been together, it’s kinda sad for it to end.”

Shiki doesn’t respond immediately, simply staring out over the landscape to mull over her answer. It’s nice to know she feels similarly to him, and yet a shame. But does it have to end? He decides to throw caution to the wind. There’s only one way to make a decision, but he needs to know something first.

Shiki looks up to the sky as he speaks. “I’ll miss those too, but… have you ever… considered settling down and having what your parents have?”

“What my parents have? What do you mean?” She questions.

“You know, being married, having a kid…” Shiki stands up and faces Rebecca with a soft smile, “with the person you love.”

Rebecca’s face turns crimson. “Y-Yes, I have— I think every little girls dreams of that.”

He closes the two-step distance and takes her hand. “Me, too,” he smiles, “with you. One, maybe two kids. We could do a family show on your B-Cube channel, what do you say?”

Her eyes flash wide. “Wait! You love me?!”

“I always have.” Shiki chuckles. “I may not have always realized it, but now I do for sure. Rebecca, I’ve loved you since we met and want to spend the rest of our days growing old together.”

Moisture gathers as Rebecca’s eyes crinkle in a smile. “I love you, and wanna be with you too, Shiki.”

With that confirmation, Shiki swoops in and kisses Rebecca firmly while wrapping her in his arms. It takes her by surprise, but only nanoseconds to respond in-kind, sealing the pressure of their lips together in a heated exchange. Lingering seconds before releasing, he keeps physical contact by resting his forehead against hers. They stay like that relishing in the heat of the moment until a chorus of voices ring out in a mixture of ooh’s and ahh’s, hooting and congratulatory hollering startle them. They break apart and turn to the sounds to find the whole ballroom of guests staring at them.

Rachel and Connor are standing front and center, hand in hand, beaming. “We were wondering when you two would figure it out.”

Shiki and Rebecca’s cheeks bloom red as she protests the embarrassment. “MOM!”

Rachel chuckles as she and Conner walk up to the couple. She hugs her daughter. “I’m so blessed to have you here, and thankful you found someone special.”

Then Conner cuts in, placing a hand on Shiki’s shoulder. “I know ye’ll take good care of our Rebecca. We couldn’t have asked for a better son-in-law.”

The young couple exchange looks mixed of embarrassment, elation, and content before thanking her parents. Then suddenly, Shiki grins and scoops Rebecca up in a bridal carry. “Now, if you’ll excuse us, we have some future planning to discuss.”

“Discuss?” Rebecca squeaks from the surprise.

Shiki’s grin grows mischievously heated. “Discuss.” He repeats and takes to the air, heading for their quarters. Oh yes, they have much to talk about…

#flufftober 2023 #shicca #shiki granbell #rebecca bluegarden #eden’s zero #shicca ficlet #unedited #shicca fan fic

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eorzeashan · 1 year

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Ain't NOBODY paying attention to Darth Marr in this moment

Lord Ivress: No, better still: you learned about us and thought Marr could be in on it. You're here on your own. We have the upper hand.

Eight: [Not against me, you don't] I'll survive, and you'll be the first to go. Then the sergeant. You know I'm right.

Now that would've been interesting if Marr really was in on it or if we suspected he was at all, but he's not. Would've been a fun red herring, though.

And as usual, Eight doesn't even flinch at the threat with his extreme confidence knowing he'll slay everyone in the room and get out just fine. It's what he does. I like his expression here too. Narrowing eyes, with no need to go overboard with bared teeth-- but you can tell he's shifting into hyperfocus like a hawk honing in on prey.

Lord Ivress backed down immediately, which was really cool to see considering it's not everyday an entire Sith Lord cows from a mere agent. But I suppose Eight is no mere agent, and I like to think a little bit of Jadus' pressure leaked out.

Cool guys don't look at tranquilized Champion mobs.

Theron: Right. The intelligence I gathered in the company of several interrogation probes while being held against my will. ain't nobody paying attention to the damn interrogation probes

One flashpoint later, and bam, Agent Shan is freed. ....And very salty about it. As he should be, really.

Eight personally thought the entire fiasco was foolish on Lana's part being as that they a) went by themselves ("moron, why didn't you bring me along" *insert Lana excuses*) and b) it was entirely unplanned even though Lana acts like it was. There was no plan in this. Not even an extraction.

Lana, professionals have standards and agents have an expiration date of approx. 24 hours when they get captured, you know.

I pictured Lana starting to defend herself and then getting flicked on the forehead with a giant thwack by Eight, who scolds her as if she jammed the printer because he doesn't get angry when confronted with inconveniences, just annoyed. Amateur espionage work is a pet peeve of his.

"We can't have our only Republic ally get captured and killed, it'll look like we did it on purpose." 'That's what you're worried about?' "That, and the fact that they could simply chop him into little pieces and scatter him across Rishi as a deterrent instead of interrogating him." '...I see your point.'

Fast forward, and wowee, Master Shan and Darth Marr are in the same room. How juicy.

Eight, singing: Let him die, let him die, let him shrivel up and die-- who's with me?!

Eight be quiet, Jadus' openly traitorous influence in you is showing.

At least Darth Marr agrees! It would be nice if we let Revan take him out while we sit back nice and pretty, but we can't have nice things in this house.

Fast forward a bit, and now they're alone at brunch being mad at each other. Lol.

Theron: Unbelievable. Where's the trust? Huh? Did it wander off somplace, or was it never there to begin with?

Eight: [Lana, you should apologize] With all that's going on around us, we have to be able to trust each other. You owe Theron an apology.

Lana: At the risk of seeming egotistical, I will not apologize for being right.

Eight doesn't care so much about the trust in this room given he's operated fine blindsiding his own companions for three whole chapters, but he does agree here that you can't act like this was all according to plan when all they did was sneak up and get caught (not at all something premeditated).

Lana gets another exasperated chop on the forehead.

Eight: Do it.

Lana: Theron... I recognize that I betrayed your trust, and for that I am sorry.

Lana and Theron:

Ah, what a nice apology.

Last but not least, the legendary screens.

This made me laugh really hard for some reason, mostly because I immediately said, "they seem to be very good friends".

Which they are in this AU; friends with extreme benefits is the name of the game this time around except it's obvious that Theron would date him given the chance, Eight just likes lording it over him every time he says no.

Lana: what is..the relationship between you two

Theron: a couple-

Eight: of besties.

Theron: stare

Eight: :)

#swtor #agent replay #whoeee a long one #saving private i mean agent shan

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dirtyoldmanhole · 10 months

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while waiting on a recap meeting with my boss, i am ... writing notes about what i want this 40k word slowburn gunter x femui fic to accomplish :v

(so backing up -)

writing these short ficlets is making it painfully obvious to do any kind of character study right, i gotta invest in more words here; he's too complex to distill down to one or two scenes, ditto with his dynamic with her. he's hiding too much.

(and honestly, i have always had a soft spot for those epically long slow burn age gap relationship studies; i specifically hunt them out in every fandom, and think making this for gunter fans would be one hell of a gift to this corner of the fates fandom. think pet project, which i feel like fans of a certian age and similar ship taste would recognize. there's a certian sad, poetic irony how both of these men were doomed to death by canon, and I'm vividly reminded of this quote again, mirroring my current feelings.

endurance wise, this is going to be tough - but i've written that amount of words before for past NaNos, beta'd for quite a few novels, and i think this leans enough on all of my favorite tropes i wouldn't get bored halfway through. i also plan to do companion illustrations that will help brainstorm bits as well. the fact this outline is gelling together phenomenally well to the point i already have most of the scenes summarized and falling into place speaks well.)

but back to what i would like this fic to focus on:

can he and kamui have a loving but realistic relationship while he's being tempted by anankos? (think, if they had the Conquest C-S supports in Revelations) if she's around him more, does that reduce anankos' hold on his hatreds? is that enough to change the endgame?

how do they navigate hooking up through the campaign in "closet mode" with all the eyes on them? how do they handle the nohr royalty finding out? (since i feel like hoshido royalty cares less). who reacts badly, who doesn't? who's squicked out by the class differences? (age difference/psuedo-incest too, but given the slight realisim bent, it feels like they'd be more fussed about the former). despite the heaviness, i feel like this is prime territory for some genuinely endearing characterization moments.

can kamui grow past her childhood crush on him and mature into seeing him in a different light? (in turn, can he too, also see her as somebody more nuanced than a princess to be used or simply a mentee to teach bitterly? can he have the bravery to reach out through his loneliness, and bare his heart and scars?) how does their romance change with the flavors over time? from pining to confession to deep physical intimacy?

bluntly, too, on that last point, how do they work around the age difference in terms of sexual mechanics and libido? how does kamui draw him out emotionally, and make him feel like a man again, rather than a ghost or a rusted weapon? how do they stumble into their white-hot sexual appetite for each other, and how do they handle the kinks and taboos that they both wrestle with? (how does gunter in particular wrestle with the guilt of his desire?)

can he and kamui come to terms with the fridge horror of the northern fortress times? can he make amends for his acts there -- if he's the head of security/her bodyguard/perfectly aware of how Garon kidnapped her, and almost executing Silas, as just a few examples. how does kamui reconcile that with her feelings for him?

and -

can i make y'all cry several times LOL

god help me, and I swear by my Muse, I am going to give this man a goddamn happy ending. he's going to have to earn it, but it will be there.

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