Collapsing Walls because book of nile redemption arc is good
“I love you.” Nile whispered. Her heart hurt, and so she hurt.
Booker hummed, deep in his chest, “Yes, that. Talk about that.”
“About my love?” Nile asked.
“Indulge me.”
Nile searched her mind trying to think of how to put into words the feeling she had for the man who was currently suffering with his head in her lap. Their love had been so slow and evolving, she wasn’t even sure when it started. Or when it turned from affection to love. She did know it had taken a long time. Longer than Andy and Quynh or Nicky and Joe had taken for sure.
Thinking back to those early days was bittersweet.
“You were the first person I saw come back to life,” Nile said before she could think better of it. But Booker didn’t respond, so she kept talking. “I had died and come back twice already, but it was another thing to see it. You were also the first person to make me laugh in my new life. In that cave while- well, in the cave.”
Booker sighed, “I don’t want to hear about that man. I hate the person I was back then.”
“I don’t,” Nile said, and she meant it.
Booker scoffed.
“I don’t. You made some bad decisions, you paid the price and changed for the better.”
“You made me better.” Booker said softly.
“You made yourself better Sebastien, you put in the work. We wouldn’t be together if you hadn’t.”
Collapsing Walls
Ok, deep cut!
BOOK OF NILE!!!!! Ok I love Joe/Nicky, I do. Clearly, I've written a fuck ton of fics for them but Booker/Nile.... oh my gosh....
If I remember correctly, this fic came to me in like a single night, fully formed and I banged it out in one go.
I actually have A LOT have unpublished/half written Book of Nile on my computer.... I should polish those up and post them lol
I LOVE a redemption arc.... and not to make this all about The Long Walk lol, but just wait until I get my hands on Barkovitch... oh I'm gonna make that boy suffer work for it, but when he comes out the other side he'll be a shinny new penny <3
ANYWAY. THE OLD GUARD. That's the fandom we're talking about here lol
You know what... I just reread that little snippet.... I already hate the sequel SO MUCH but mostly because it took this possible future away from me.
Even if we take Nile out of the picture for a second, I wanted Booker to get to redeem himself so bad! And while he does give Andy back her immortality, Quynh DOESN'T have hers (right? I haven't rewatched the sequel lol) so she's still gonna lose her!! Sequel!Booker.... oh when I catch you!
Sorry, tangent.
Basically I just like to make this man suffer. He can take it lol.
And that's essentially what I tried to do with this fic.
Jokes aside, I did write this to be about a Booker who was already redeemed and I made sure we knew that. Guilt is funny though, it likes to stick around, for better or for worse.
Ok enough about Booker. NILE!!! Obviously this is a one shot about a romantic paring so of course she does focus on Booker a lot, but I wanted to give Nile some moments to shine as an Immortal who is years (I think like 100?? iirc) into her immortality. I wanted her to get herself out of a situation. but then of course need the help of her found family to fully save Booker.
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