Creating another new account cuz I havenât been on Tumblr for forever!! (Also posting this so to have some content on my blog, as I try to figure out how everything works
Currently obsession SHCO and TA, might post artworks/writings here in the future when I feel more comfortable, but will def start reposting
You can call me Nan :)
I use any pronouns
Iâm comfortable interacting in ENG/äžæ/æ„æŹèȘ
Late to the party but hereâs my submission for @shco-shta-fanzine!! Itâs been so wonderful participating in the fanzine and witnessing its making - the immense love for the games and the support from the community have made my first fanzine experience absolutely amazing. Please check out the full zine and everyoneâs great work!!
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My attempt to return to drawingâŠAlso still trying to figure out how my style fits with S so lots of trials, errors, and struggles in this one, but I love the concept a lot so gonna post anyway :p
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You didnât get a chance to turn in those transfer papers.
Laswell waited for you in your room, finger tracing each line of your form as if confirming the damn thing had been filled out correctly.
âYou wonât be needing this,â she tapped her finger twice before looking at you.
Today had already been too much, and you hadnât even had lunch.
âAll undue respect, maâam, things have gotten so bad I either turn in that fucking paperwork or I am getting shipped home in a box.â Her brow lifted at your harsh tone, which was an opportunity to backstep, to try again. But youâre done.
The silence between you rang in your ears.
Laswell hummed. Turning back to the request, she lifted the pages and folded them before slipping them into a pocket.
âThen I have one final job for you as a member of Task Force 141.â
Giving in to the curiosity biting at your tongue means losing. Youâve already lost too much. You keep silent.
The huff and smirk combo had probably gotten Kate Laswell far in her career. Nothing but nepotism would you any further.
âPack your bags, sergeant. Youâre going solo.â
16 Months Prior
Roach, Bugs as you had started to call him, appeared more often than not at your rooftop hideaway. Sometimes he would seem lost in his own head, even the air moving from his lungs silent. Other times, though?
âIâve never seen Priceâs hair stand on end like that. His damn boonie hat flew so damn far it took two of us to find it.â
You are clenching your stomach from laughter, voice cracking, and tears streaming as you imagine the scenario that would leave the acclaimed Captain Price flat on his ass due to an electric fence.
Bugs grinned at you like making you laugh this hard could be shined and could be shown off like brass candy on his uniform. That might be why you fell for him. He treated you like you were real, like you mattered. He had to know about you, about the medication you took daily to help keep you functioning like you should. The past followed you like a miasma, clinging to the molecules around your head. If someone stared hard enough at your aura, they would see the trauma that was labeled by others as âweirdâ or âyouâre just confusedâ or âthatâs not a real thing,â attempting to suffocate you. A lot of people would be happier if you died and stopped disturbing their worldview with your existence.
Fuck them.
Bugs didnât ever go out of his way to seek you out. You knew he didnât like you the way you liked him. It had happened enough times that the stinging pain of perceived rejection felt as good as the ennui and the limerence. Sitting next to him at meals or at meetings was your preference, and not just because you liked to siphon off his presence to fuel your internal desires, but he made a point to include you, to listen to you. It helped. The task force felt less repressive when more than Maria cared.
He didnât outright defend you from bullshit on base, but he called it out.
âWhere is Chuckles?â
Hearing your call sign as you were still far enough from the common room to hide from sight.
âBitch is probably off whining to the base commander again,â came the reply from a voice you didnât recognize.
âNow why the hell would an SAS-level soldier complain to the base commander unless there was a problem they couldnât fix without killing someone?â
Bugs asked the question like the other party was a damn idiot. Though to be fair, they could have been. The sound of someone choking on their words followed you as you about-faced and headed for the roof.
You ran drills twice as hard as the rest of the task force, could outshoot Soap and nearly outshoot Ghost, and could almost match distance with Gaz in running. None of it mattered. Morning after a celebratory visit to a bar close to base, found you sliding into an open spot between Maria and Price in the mess. Bugs sat across from you at mess, eyes blinking heavily at his oatmeal. The man had a hard time waking up when not on missions.
âHey,â Maria turned to you, her sleek dark brows pulled together. âWhere did you go last night? No one saw you make it back to base.â
Soapâs mutter to Ghost shouldnât have reached you, but due to your poor luck or his, the volume dropped away, so his snark sank into your neck like a guillotine.
âProbably went home with someone.â
You hadnât. Turned around and everyone was gone. Bugs hadnât been there that time, but the comment had him glancing from his friend to you. The brown of his eyes reminded you of the dried blood that clung to your collar as your head rolled away from the stump of what you had been. Instead of replying, you scoop up your untouched tray and deliver it to the men working the kitchen. You kept protein drinks and snacks in your room for a reason.
Bugs kept a keener eye on you from then on. You didnât noticeâMaria did.
âHave you seen how Roach watches you? Whatâs going on between you two?â Maria curled her question down at you from the top bunk. The vine would trap you, sticky as a Sundew.
âDonât know what you mean. Nothing is up with us, other than the fact he treats me like a human being. But if thatâs the qualifier for something going on, the bar must be in hell,â you reply without lifting your eyes from the novel you were reading.
Her disbelieving sound falls on deaf ears; your mind already pulled back to the far-flung stars where what you were had no bearing on what you could be.
Ghost doesn't cutesy talk cats, he talks to them like other adult men and it's hilarious.
They're at a safehouse, and Ghost is listening to the radio, Price hears him talking to someone, and he's confused because both of his sergeants are conked out asleep.
So, he walks around the corner and finds Ghost sitting on a step with the radio playing and a stray kitten biting his laces while he talks to her. "I don't believe shoelaces constitute part of a balanced diet."
John just sits down on the step next to him and ignores how his knees click. "What's her name?"
"She's yet to disclose name or rank, but given that she's clearly smarter than those two through there, I'd say she's a lieutenant." He responds so dryly that John can't help but snort.
"Ah, I see. Making her way through the ranks at her young age, impressive." He leans forward to pet the kitten, flattening down the tuft of fur sticking up on her head.
"She's a hard worker, look at those paws. Grubby, she's been busy."
The kitten offers them a mewl in response, and he nods accordingly.
Nik's flying Simon and Price over some leafy green European countryside, and Simon spots some cows, his legs dangling out the open door of the Black Hawk, rifle across his lap. His low, deadpan tone crackles through the intercom. "Ya know, they call these summer cows."
Price cottons on immediately. The look he gives the back of Simon's head is fond; blue eyes crinkled, smile crooked. He can sense a Simon tier dad joke from a mile off.
"Really?" Nik asks, peering out the side window.
"Yeah, sum'er black, sum'er white and sum'er brown."
Price snorts. There's a brief pause as Nik parses the joke through several layers of translation, and then, "Ha! Because some are... very good, very good."
Price can hear Nik's broad grin through the Comms and he watches Simon shimmy a little, shoulders squaring. Proud of himself.
-he sleeps better when youâre touching. doesnât matter howâyour ankle resting on his, your fingers tangled, your whole body draped over him like a blanketâif youâre not touching, he wonât sleep. just lies there, blinking into the dark.
-he never says âi love youâ the same way twice. sometimes itâs âtext me when you get home.â sometimes itâs âeat something.â sometimes itâs him holding your wrist a little too tight before he lets you walk away.
-every time you wear his hoodie, he watches you like itâs the first time. like he forgot how good it looks on you. he doesnât say anything. just tilts his head a little. maybe bites the inside of his cheek.
-he always smells like smoke, metal, and your shampoo. he uses it when youâre not looking. swears he doesnât. but his side of the pillow always smells like you. itâs better than that shitty 7-in-1 anyways.
-heâs terrifyingly quiet when heâs angry. except with you. with you, he talks. not loud. but honest. âthat scared the hell out of me.â âdonât do that again.â âi canât lose you.â
-he doesnât take pictures, but he has so many of you. little ones. secret ones. blurry and off-center. your hand on his thigh. your silhouette in the kitchen. your laugh mid-bite. he looks at them when he misses home.
-sometimes he just stares at you midâconversation, like he forgot everything you were saying because your face is doing something soft. like smiling, or existing.
-when youâre sick, heâs unbearable. no one else can take care of you right. he brings you water, meds, hot tea, his hoodie, five blankets, a knife, and a death glare for anyone who even breathes near you.
-he gets shy after sex. not duringâheâs dangerous duringâbut after, when youâre in his arms and breathing hard, he gets quiet. almost sweet. brushing hair from your face like he canât believe youâre real.
-he doesnât say âforever.â but when he fixes the cabinet in your bathroom without asking? when he memorizes your coffee order? when he adds your birthdate to every form he fills out? thatâs him saying it.