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[shelbyshoe]

Mobile Master List ⋆｡°✩

💜 Here is a collection of all the writing I have posted to this blog. Everything with links will be on this blog, FFN, and AO3. I’ll add to this list as I update.💜

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Resident Evil

RE Multi-Chapter₊˚⊹☆

~When the World Falls Apart (Aeon)

Leon S. Kennedy is the luckiest unlucky man Ada has ever met. Unlucky that he's gone missing, but lucky she's willing to go into a secret facility that the government refuses to touch in order to find him.

Now, she's wandering around a labyrinth with her voice stolen and a gun that doesn't belong to her. Leon's Red9 is the key to finding him and escaping this hellish prison.

Too bad that all Ada has to go on is his voice emanating from his weapon, and there's something he's not telling her.

Rated: E

Status: Complete

AO3

~Perfect Pitch (Aeon)

Leon Kennedy is the star pitcher of his college baseball team with an ace up his sleeve that he's nervous to reveal.

Ada Wong is a competitive cellist who knows ambition when she sees it.

He's more than interested in this little musician, and she finds intrigue in the sunshine boy with blue eyes and flushed cheeks asking for her name. Compulsively, the two make a bet. Win the game, get a kiss, and maybe a little more.

Rated: T

Status: Complete

AO3

~ A Love Worth Blooming For (Aeon)

Love and ghosts are two things Ada Wong doesn't believe in. The longer she stays in Ashbourne Manor, trailing its tormented ghost, the more she questions those beliefs. As petals tumble from between her lips, and the world around her begins to twist, she finds herself trapped between the need to run and the desire for her haunted hero.

Rated: E

Status: Complete

AO3

RE One-Shots ₊˚⊹☆

~Take a Walk With Me (Aeon)

Leon and Ada retire to a charming harbor town. He has a day off from his job at the docks and takes advantage of the time he has with Ada, far away from the rest of the world, where they can finally grow old together and live in peace.

Rated: M

Aeon Fluff Week 2024

AO3

~Friendly Skies (Aeon)

When Ada shows up unannounced on Leon's flight to DC after a job, he is surprised, to say the least. Especially since he's flying a private government jet on his way to the White House. It seems she's more interested in finishing where they left off than getting caught by the crew on board.

Rated: E

AO3

~Las Plagas (Aeon)

Searching for a way to remove her plaga, Ada stumbles upon an infected Leon. She finds as they step closer her fever does anything but temper, and the voices in her head remind her of her deepest desires.

Rated: E

AO3

~She Isn't Mine (Aeon)

Hunnigan had touted the simple escort mission. But when Ada shows up, on the arm of Leon's rich diplomat charge, things become anything but simple. He is forced to watch their interactions without a word. And inside, he finds the ugly signs of envy, a possessiveness that he confronts her with.

"Didn't think you were the jealous type," she says. Yet, it appears she likes what she sees.

Rated: E

AO3

~Partners (Wongveira)

Ada Wong doesn't expect to run into another mercenary, especially one so handsome. She doesn't expect that Carlos Oliveira and her work so well together. And she definitely doesn't expect the longing she feels to kiss him.

Rated: T

AO3

~Golden Vigil (Aeon)

As Leon, a fallen golden knight in Leyndell, takes his final breaths, he is visited by a mysterious assassin. Instead of the swift end he expects, he finds compassion from a Black Knife named Ada.

Rated: T

AO3

~Swallow the Dark (Aeon)

"Breathtaking. If he didn't know to fear her, he'd be on his knees to be beneath her."

Leon Kennedy is kept a prisoner in Wong Castle, awaiting his demise, when he is summoned to the devil's bed chamber. Lady Wong has her own secret plans, sensual and dark.

Rated: E

AO3

~ Let Her Linger (Aeon)

Leon's on a lead that will bring him back to the city where it all began. Just in time to make things more complicated, Ada shows up in his car, and she has somewhere she wants to take him. He isn't sure what's making him more tense, this job or the need to pull her into his back seat.

Rated: E

AO3

~ Just Married (Aeon)

Leon and Ada secretly marry. Their night together is the last one they'll have before they return to the life they've known, but this time, it'll be with new rings and vows between them.

AO3

~ Promises (RE9 Aeon)

Leon has completed his mission, leaving Grace to go to his next. With antiviral in hand, he calls his wife, but their conversation does anything but put him at ease. He pushes the gas pedal to its limit, hoping he makes it in time.

AO3

~ Where the Water Tastes Like Wine (Aeon)

After many years apart, Leon and Ada find delight in their quiet moments together. Inside their home the world falls away, giving them time to reflect on their happiness and covet each other without words.

AO3

RE Drabbles/Ficlettes₊˚⊹☆

~Please, Don't Go (Aeon)

The death of Ada Wong

~Thirst Trap (Aeon)

Ada finds Leon thirst traps on tiktok.

~I See You Everywhere (Aeon)

Leon is never surprised to see Ada when he sees her in everything.

~Draw Me Naked (Aeon)

Leon is in a college art class and Ada has volunteered to be the live drawing model.

~Selfish With You (Aeon)

Leon confronts Ada about her motivations for helping him without taking credit for it.

~Sweet Rivalry (Claireada)

Claire has to confront Ada, the leader of her rival girl gang.

~Stay With Me (Claireada)

Claire and Ada had a fight where Ada feels it's best to leave.

~Don't I Know You? (Aeon)

In a universe where Leon and Ada never went to RC. He feels like something is missing, that he was destined to meet her. And then he does.

~There Was Only One Coffin (Claireada)

Claire and Ada are vampires. There was only one bed- I mean, coffin.

~Toxic Work Environment (Aeon)

The one where Ada is a secret Britney Spears fan.

~Lucky (Aeon)

Aeon dancing in the kitchen together after mission.

~Gentle Gods (Aeon)

Hades!Ada x Persephone!Leon

~A Little Entertainment (Aeon) 🔞

Ada wants to have a little fun with Leon while he's at a meeting.

~A Tall Cup of Coffee (Carleon)

Domestic Carlos x Leon where they plan out their next date while Leon orders coffee.

~Doubt (Aeon)

Ada is being interrogated and will soon be killed if Leon doesn't get to them first.

~Sweet Indulgence (Claireada)

Ada spends a warm summer day with Claire. She realizes her home will always be with Claire.

~Agent Eagle (Ashley Graham)

Ashley works in FBI, specializing in cult activity, always proving herself as a reliable agent. She reminisces on what inspired her to pursue her dreams.

~Real People (Aeon)

Ada and Leon have a break between missions to drink and chat, taking comfort in each other.

~Raspberries (Leon Kennedy)

Leon finds himself at the bar attempting to recall a memory of his childhood. Helena finds him and reminds him of the good people in his life.

~The Dream (Aeon)

Ada has dreams of Leon seeing her for who she really is. (Surrealism)

~ Slow Dance (Aeon)

Leon comforts Ada by slow dancing with her in his living room.

~ Do You Ride? (Aeon)

Leon thinks he can impress the beautiful newcomer, the legendary rancher, Ada Wong. He's confident in himself as he straddles the mechanical bull, sure that he won't be thrown off.

~ Kiss and Make Up (Aeon)

Ada and Leon have broken it off. She kept her distance until he raced to save her, getting shot in the process. Now she must contend with their past words and his possible demise.

~ Stay a While (Aeon)

After Raccoon City's destruction, when all is quiet, Ada is drawn to the rookie with a heart of gold.

~ Grace Meets Ada (Aeon + Grace Ashcroft [RE9])

A little idea about how I'd want Grace to meet Ada in RE9. And she notices something special about the two of them.

~ Mine (Aeon)

RE9 married Aeon loving each other. <3

~ Real or Not Real? (Aeon)

Inspired by Hunger Games Katniss and Peeta.

After an incident where Leon is brainwashed to kill Ada, they attempt to manage his outbursts with a game of "real or not real?"

~ Tension (Aeon)

(RE9 Scenario) Ada is taken in with suspicion of being tied to the newest outbreak. Leon deals with the possibility of a public trial while looking for the answers to Elpis.

~ Turned (Aeon)

(RE9 Scenario) Leon turns from his infection. He's still fighting BOWs, the only muscle memory he has left, when Ada finds him. She moves to end him, but something stops her, hope.

~ Sacrifices (Aeon + Grace)

(RE9 Ending Scenario) Ada and Leon are infected, and while the battle is over, there are hard decisions and sacrifices to make. Ada has already made the decision for the both of them.

~ In Memoriam (Aeon + Grace)

(RE9 Ending Scenario) After the events of Requiem, Ada meets Grace at Leon's grave to pass her an important gift.

~ Wounds (Aeon)

(Post-RE9, Spoilers Mentioned) Leon and Ada return home after their missions, weary and searching for comfort in each other's arms.

~ Return to Sender (Aeon)

A letter Ada once wrote to Leon that seemingly never made it to him. (Drabble written in game text file format. Find full plain text on AO3.)

~ Troubled Son (Leon Kennedy/Aeon)

Leon sends a letter to his mother, catching her up on his life after Spain and the woman he can't stop thinking about. (Drabble written in game text file format. Find full plain text on AO3.)

~ Mercenaries (Aeon + Shake)

A little of Ada and Jake working together in an re9 dlc for fun and whimsy.

~ Let Me Help You (Aeon)

College au. Leon wants to help drunk Ada back to her dorm. After some lighthearted banter, she concedes to allow him to carry her to his car so he can take care of her.

~ Mia Winters

Mia is consumed by grief in her dreams, in her waking moments. But it is her love for Rose and Ethan that makes her brave enough to face it.

Fairy Tail

FT Drabbles/Ficlettes₊˚⊹☆

~Gray VS END (NaLu + Gruvia)

Gray vs Natsu END fight

Rated: T

Status: Complete

~Meeting the Goddess (NaLu)

Nalu as Hades and Persephone

Rated: G

Status: Complete

FT One Shots₊˚⊹☆

~The End (NaLu/ENDLu)

Natsu has defeated Zeref, but at the cost of his humanity. In this path in life, he has chosen the demon seed to defeat his greatest enemy and has taken Lucy with him.

Rated: T

Status: Complete

FFN

~The Beginning (NaLu)

Dragon slayers are shunned after the battle with Zeref. Natsu had chosen the dragon seed to defeat him, but at a price. Dragon transformations are more frequent, and one day they will be permanent. Each, in pairs, are out to find the cure along with Natsu and Lucy.

Rated: T

Status: Complete

FFN

~Divine Touch ( NaLu + Gruvia)

Lucy is a renowned artist for the nobility longing for a man, well a muse, that she can't stop painting. Natsu is a god of creativity who craves freedom from Lucy's studio. Their desire for each other mount, but they fear the one golden rule. With just one touch their contract is dissolved, destroying everything they've built and keeping them apart forever.

Rated: E

Status: Complete

FFN

AO3

~Garden and Lace (NaLu)

By the end of their mission, Levy is over Natsu and Lucy's arguing. She decides to take matters into her own hands. To finally have some peace and quiet, she traps them in her little glass bottle that houses her secret garden. With lots of time to kill, Natsu and Lucy must make up, but Lucy has other sensual plans of revenge.

Rated: E

Status: Complete

FFN

AO3

~Tell Her You Love Her (NaLu)

Every night Natsu wakes in a cold sweat. Clearly, the cough is waking him, not his dreams of her. It isn't the flowers that tumble from his lips that scare him. It's telling Lucy he loves her. (Hanahaki)

Rated: E

Status: Complete

FFN

AO3

~Looks Like Rent Is Due (NaLu)

Lucy is fired, again. Saving the day with psychic abilities isn't as rewarding as you think it is. Down on her luck, and with only half rent, she strikes a deal with her landlord's brother, a vampire named Natsu. Free rent for free blood. At least it's a trial run, and he's incredibly hot.

Rated: E

Status: Complete

FFN

AO3

~A Smutty ENDing

Lucy wakes up from the most thrilling wet dream she's ever had. In her delirium, she writes it down. But not in the book she thought. Natsu isn't going to be happy that she wrote smut in the book of E.N.D. Well, maybe he is.

Rated: E

Status: Complete

FFN

AO3

FT Multi-chapter₊˚⊹☆

~Drained (NaLu)

After Lucy and Natsu are poisoned by a mysterious wanted criminal, they begin to share strange and emotional dreams. As they find themselves drawn closer together by their intimate interactions while asleep, something dangerous is happening to their bodies while awake. To find a cure they must go on a treacherous journey to recapture the escaped criminal.

Rated: E

Status: Ongoing (Planning on remastering and adding final chapter plus epilogue.)

FFN

~Desire in Strawberries (NaLu)

Natsu and Lucy are swept away by a festival held by their wealthy client, Lady Nakahara. There is more than mystery and the scent of strawberries in the air as they find themselves intimately closer to one another. What they thought was a friendly feast turns into something more as the puzzling night goes on.

Rated: E

Status: Ongoing (Replotting)

FFN

~Fairies After Dark (NaLu)

Natsu, a Horde vampire, desires nothing more than to find his father and leave his brother behind. Lucy, an immortal Valkyrie, needs to get this Horde bounty off her head. Doesn't help the assassin after her is a gorgeous vampire with cherry pink hair.

Rated: E

Status: Ongoing (Priority Fic)

FFN

AO3

NaLu lovefest 2017₊˚⊹☆

~Day 1: Lust (Fruit and Fantasy)

Look but don't touch. Natsu and Lucy volunteered to help for the Fairy Tail fresh market. Keeping their hands to themselves, and fantasies at bay seem to be harder for them than they thought

Rated: E

Status: Complete

FFN

~Day 3: Hickey (Shiver)

Natsu and Lucy take a job that sends them on a hike into the mountains. It's a cold winter day and steamy night before they make it to their destination.

Rated: E

Status: Complete

FFN

AO3

~Day 5: Chains (Chains)

Lucy is rewarded a virtual reality headset by a client. It was fun to create new places with one of her best friends. It isn't until Natsu turns up, with sexy intentions, that she finds herself way over her head.

Rated: E

Status: Complete (3 ch. 16k words)

FFN

AO3

One Piece

One Piece One Shots₊˚⊹☆

~Comfort Me (Zoyori/ Zoro x Hiyori)

After a vicious attack by ninja in the region of Hakumai in Wano, Zoro and Hiyori stop to rest at Enma shrine. Their curiosity in each other bubble to the surface as she confesses her drive to take vengeance into her own hands. Feeling powerless, they find comfort in each other, even for the moment of reprieve they so longed for.

Rated: E

Status: Complete

FFN 

AO3

Diamond No Ace

DNA Drabbles₊˚⊹☆

~Winter (MiyuSawa)

Romance, Slice of Life

Status: Complete

Requests

~END!Lucy (NaLu)

Angst

Status: Complete

[goth-queen]

[shelbyshoe]

Mark of the Ardent Beast

Aeon One-shot

werewolf Leon x vampire Ada

Ada, a restless vampire, is overcome with insidious guilt. She tires of witnessing the folly of man, and the demise of those she loves. Stricken by the urge to end it all after her affection blooms for a rogue werewolf, she attempts to warn him to leave.

Leon's human life had burned to the ground, leaving him with little but the duty to protect the very village that wants him dead. His numb existence sparks to life by a brooding vampire, who does not fear his wolven form.

They see themselves as nothing more than beasts, but it’s the very beasts that awaken within them that call to the other.

AO3

[shoeremake]

"You never told me what it was like," Ada said. She laid her head against his chest as the sun peeked through the window.

"What do you mean?" Leon asked. Did she hear his pulse quicken?

"When you thought you lost me."

"Hell. It was hell."

[shelbyshoe]

I'm impatient to share. It's not done yet, but here's a snippet of the multi chapter I'm writing. I'm currently working on the end of draft one. Chris and Ada reluctantly working together during the events of re9. A collab with a moot 🐺🐦‍⬛

[shelbyshoe]

I'm still working on the Jake and Ada fic as well! I had to put this one first because I'm doing a collab, but I've already been writing a bit for the other

[shelbyshoe]

I'm impatient to share. It's not done yet, but here's a snippet of the multi chapter I'm writing. I'm currently working on the end of draft one. Chris and Ada reluctantly working together during the events of re9. A collab with a moot 🐺🐦‍⬛

[sourdough-seal]

“how did you get into writing” girl nobody gets into writing. writing shows up one day at your door and gets into you

[orbitalmirror]

"how did you get into writing" girl i've been tormented by the visions since i was eight years old

[shoeremake]

Aeon / ˈi ɒn, ˈeɪ ɒn /

noun.

1. an immeasurably long period of time

2. the private relationship between Ada Wong and Leon Kennedy

[tamsoj]

Sylvia Plath, "Love Letter"

[shelbyshoe]

Mia Winters

Mia's grief consumes her in her dreams, in her waking moments. But it is her love for Rose and Ethan that keeps her brave enough to face it.

cw grief

Mia's feet sunk into the sopping earth. The sticky heat clung to her skin. Each breath felt thick with moisture, and each exhale never felt enough to dispel it all. How long had she walked this time? Hours? Days? Something lurked in the skeletons of trees, moss hanging from their lanky limbs like beards. She paused to listen, but the cicadas' wails filled the oppressive air, masking whatever stalked her in the depths of Dulvey swamp.

She opened her eyes on the Baker property. The porch boards groaned beneath her as her body moved in a rocking chair. Her heart perched in her throat as she stood. More time had lapsed. More darkness.

Her arms stretched out through the bars, reaching with bloody fingertips to the outside world. She'd be stuck in this house forever. Mia screwed her eyes shut and allowed oblivion.

When she opened her eyes again, she reached through a different set of bars. She reached and reached until her shoulder cried for relief. The world around her felt different this time. It smelled like soil. But not the earth of Louisiana. She rattled the bars. A chill had come over her and she wrapped her body with her sweater. As if waking from a dream into another dream, she stared at the darkened room the mother had locked her in.

"Let me go," she whispered into the air.

Mia felt her feet sink into the mire. She stilled to catch her breath, but each inhale brought with it the putrid scent of decay. This time, she'd free herself. This time, she'd reach the outskirts of the Baker property. This time she'd make it.

The snow fell over her lashes and packed in around her feet. Her breath drifted up from her mouth like smoke. She wrapped her arms around her body. They wouldn't catch her this time, the lords of the mountain. This time, she'd escape them and find her Rose. The laugh of a grieving mother, her sneer when Mia reached out for her daughter, filled her ringing ears. Miranda's eyes gleamed as she tested her. They'd never let her go.

The swamp filled Mia's boots. She fell forward with her hands outstretched to brace herself. The swamp audibly sucked her hands into it, reclaiming her, for she already belonged to it, to them.

"Let me go," she said. Over and over she'd close her eyes and wake somewhere else. Romania. Louisiana. The swamp. The mountains. The mud. The snow.

Always a prisoner. Never free.

"Mia," Ethan said. "Open your eyes." She obliged her husband. He lay with her in her bed. The white linen curtain rippled in the warm spring air into the room. How long had she delved into nightmares, looking for him, looking for her.

"Where are you?" Mia asked. Ethan shook his head.

"You can't stay here." He didn't have to say where he meant. She hadn't left the bed in days. But every time she stood up in the unfamiliar room, her chest would constrict, the empty space he left never filled.

"What do I do without you?"

"I'm with you. I'm with Rose." His voice wavered just as the wind picked up outside.

"They took our baby," she whispered.

"She's alive and whole," he reminded her. In silence, she studied his face, and his hand lying between them.

"I'm not whole."

"Not if you stay here." The light in the room grew dimmer as dark clouds drifted over the sun. Ethan shifted beside her to eye the window, the way the curtains ceased to move. "You have a visitor."

Mia opened her eyes. At first, it was Ethan who stared back. Her vision adjusted to the room, the same one she'd dreamed of.

"Hi, mom." Rose crouched beside the bed. Her face close to her mother's. Mia reached out with a hand she didn't recognize, sallow skin around her knuckles. How long had she been dreaming? Rose's face was warm and soft beneath her fingers. Her daughter leaned into her touch. "Missed you."

"Hi, my Rosemary." Mia's voice sounded off to her own ears with disuse. She cleared her throat and ran her thumb over Rose's cheek. "I missed you too." She shifted back in the bed and lifted the covers, beckoning her daughter inside.

Rose smiled and slid beneath. Mia wrapped the blanket over her and hugged her close. Her daughter's back pressed against her chest, the safest she'd felt in years. She sighed and kissed the top of Rose's hair.

"We haven't done this in years," she said to her mother.

"We can whenever you like," Mia replied. She ran her hand over the jacket she wore.

"Do you dream about him?" Rose whispered.

"Every time."

"Me too." She inhaled a shaking breath. "Would you think it was weird if I said I've spoken to him?"

"No." Mia held her closer, buried her face in her daughter's golden hair. "You and him have always been special."

"I don't want to be special anymore." Rose's shoulders shook. She inhaled sharply as she wept.

"You'll find your way, Rosemary. It won't be like this forever." For the first time in a long time, Mia believed it. "Be brave for both of us." The rolling clouds doused the room in shadow and lit it in the rays of sun as they lay beside each other. Mia watched the shadows dance along the walls as time passed. Rose's shoulders moved slowly in breath as she slept.

Mia felt brave as she closed her eyes, succumbing to sleep once more. In her dreams, she heard the cicadas in the trees, felt the frozen earth beneath her feet, and trudged along one more time through the marshland of Dulvey.

[shelbyshoe]

Let Me Help You

A little Aeon college au ❤️

Leon wants to help drunk Ada back to her dorm. After some lighthearted banter, she concedes to allow him to carry her to his car so he can take care of her.

gif source

AO3

Leon followed Ada outside the house. The music from inside muffled behind the closed door. Laughter rang out from somewhere in the back yard before cheers broke out. The beer pong games had gone on well into the night and didn't show signs of stopping.

"I could help you." Leon had his hands in the pockets of his jeans as he walked behind Ada to the sidewalk.

"I'm perfectly capable," she slurred. She'd never admit it, but the party was to numb herself from the disappointment of the week. Leon watched her study for this exam only to meet disappointment. She swore up and down that she had failed it. He continued to remind her that the results hadn't come out yet.

"You look like it," he said, unable to keep the amusement from his voice.

"I mean it, Kennedy." Ada turned to point at him. He pulled his hands out of his pockets and held them up in the universal sign for surrender.

"Just an offer."

"It's never just an offer with you." Her limp became more obvious as they walked. Leon had parked his car at a friend's place down the street. If he could convince her, he'd drive her back to the dorms. Before they even arrived at the party, he knew she'd overdo it and decided to DD for her. Most of their friends had teased him about it. They told him things like, "you're hopeless," "she's going to reject you again," "come on, one drink. She won't let you drive her home anyway." Thankfully, all the things they said were not in front of Ada.

It was true. He'd been rejected by her too many times for him to count. But what they didn't understand was why he did it. It took him so long to admit it to himself, but he loved Ada Wong. And while she was beautiful, it wasn't the main reason for his affection. He loved how hard she tried at everything she did. He loved how she showed up for him even when she didn't have to. He loved how completely capable she was, how stubborn she could be, and even how she'd sometimes place logic over feelings. Every trait made her who she was, and he enjoyed being around her just to be a part of it. It didn't matter if they could be romantically together, though he'd dared to hope from time to time.

"I'll walk all the way back to campus with you, if that's what it takes." Leon held out his hands when she stumbled but righted herself. He didn't miss the soft "ouch" she slipped out.

"I can walk alone." Ada grumbled something else under her breath before she veered off toward a neighbor's lawn and sat in the grass. The windows were darkened, and no one had parked in the driveway. Leon couldn't tell her it was dangerous for her alone and drunk at night, she'd say she could handle it. She'd even deny being drunk at all. Ada didn't like showing weakness, even to him.

"But that's not fun," he said instead and sank down in the grass beside her. She struggled to take off her heels. "May I?" He pointed to the strap she'd failed to unlatch. She eyed him and then the heel before she made a big huff and moved her foot into his lap. Her little pout made his chest tight and his stomach flutter.

Somehow, she'd gotten the strap wrapped around itself, and he worked to slowly unravel it before undoing the latch and slipping the strap through.

"There," he announced. He expected her to examine his work, but she watched his face instead. Her own expression had softened. "If you'll let me, I can do the other." He couldn't help the way his voice lowered, and he cleared his throat to keep it from remaining that way. Ada was drunk. He wouldn't allow himself to ask her out now.

She wordlessly shifted to give him the other shoe. An evening breezed blew by, and she shivered in her little red dress. Leon pulled off his leather jacket. When he moved to drape it over her shoulders, she grabbed it to do it herself. He made an effort to keep himself from laughing at her attempts to do everything by herself. Instead, he worked on her other heel.

"I don't know how you wear these things." He unlatched the strap and slid way from her foot. "You're telling me you want to walk barefoot out here with a blister and—" He'd looked up to find her flushed face close enough to touch noses. Leon's traitorous lips parted softly for her. She hovered close enough that he could smell her sensuous perfume. It was the same one she wore everywhere, the one he'd smell somewhere else and look for her.

"Thanks," she whispered.

"Ada? Can I ask you something? Between us?" he asked.

"Sure."

"Can I help you home?" Leon watched her sweet face as she thought about the offer. Ada's shoulders sagged and she sighed. Her warm breath fluttered over his lips before she pulled back.

"Fine. But don't tell anyone!" She pointed at him with her pretty red nail.

"Your secret's safe with me, Ms. Wong," Leon said and helped her on her feet. "I can carry you on my back, so you can keep your dignity intact." This made her laugh. The sound made his stomach flutter again.

"Tell no one." Her words stumbled over one another, but he understood. Leon crouched down for her to slip her legs around his back, and her arms over his shoulders. He stood and adjusted his grip on her. She leaned into him and pressed her cheek against his.

"Oh, wait," he said and lowered himself to grab her heels. He adjusted his grip with them in his hand and began to walk.

"Seriously? I can hold them myself." She took them from him. He felt her smile against his skin as he moved toward the direction of his Jeep.

"Fine by me. You'd be angry if you left them here." They walked in silence for a while. He'd adjust his grip on her every so often. Her small heels bounced against his chest when he did.

"Thank you," Ada whispered into his ear and kissed his cheek.

"Now, you owe me," Leon said. His steps felt lighter in his contentment.

"I thought we weren't keeping score anymore." Her voice became drowsy and soft.

"Doesn't really matter anyway," he said.

"Why?" If she weren't right next to his ear, he may not have heard her.

"I'd do anything for you." When she didn't respond, Leon turned his head to find her eyes closed. He took her shoes for good measure and kissed the back of her hand as his Jeep came into view.

[shelbyshoe]

A scene from a longer fic cut up into a drabble as a little preview, since I had nothing finished to share on my bday.

knight Leon x mage Ada ❤️

The au is based on The Hand and The Heart book series. You don't need to read it to understand the fic, but I recommend because it was great. I'm still working on this fic but I'll post when I publish the full to ao3

[soup-zuzu]

Nalu Raaahhhhhh

[october-writes]

Daedalus (Aeon road trip fic)

Okay, let's fucking go.

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Birds hooted from the branches and the insects chirped back. They were taking bets.

What are the odds Captain Wesker wouldn’t add a reprimand to Leon’s record for letting himself get lost on duty? What are the odds Joey Frost wouldn’t tell everyone back at the station that the RPD’s Pretty Boy had taken a prat fall off a mountainside after they got spooked by a bear? What are the odds he’d make it back before sun up, even if it meant slinking into the office with his tail between his legs?

For the past year, Leon had been the greenest recruit in Raccoon City’s prestigious STARS programme. The Special Tactics and Rescue Service was the city’s latest multi-million dollar initiative. Forensic investigation, emergency response and community outreach rolled into one shiny blue package.

‘You know that’s bullshit, right?’ Antoni, his foster brother, had lectured him down the phone only a few nights ago. ‘Like, I’m glad you love your job, hermano. But cops don’t got no friends ‘cept other cops.’

‘That’s not fair.’

‘Name one friend you have there that ain't got a badge. I’ll wait.’

It took Leon way too long to reply with: ‘Melissa.’

‘Didn’t she dump you three weeks ago?’

‘She’s moving away because of her job. We’re still friends.’

Maybe that was true. On the one hand, Mel had asked Leon to go with her. On the other, he’d said ‘no’. They hadn’t really spoken since.

‘Por Dios. Whatever,’ Antoni had groaned, ‘Sooner or later I think you’ll find that handing out warrants and taking people to dark rooms to pat down their junk isn’t all that conducive to building community relations and lasting friendships. At least not the kind you’re after…’

But this was different. STARS was different. Leon believed that. He believed it down to the bone, and he’d dedicated his life and limb to making that dream his reality.

[soyoumusik]

“Go into the arts. I’m not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven’s sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.”

— Kurt Vonnegut (via lazypacific)

[shelbyshoe]

Where the Water Tastes Like Wine

Aeon One-Shot

After many years apart, Leon and Ada find delight in their quiet moments together. Inside their home the world falls away, giving them time to reflect on their happiness and covet each other without words.

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[ellipsus-writes]

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