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Halcyon Drabbles - 28: Ask Anything - 1 (Let’s Talk About Sex) AO3 | Fanfiction

//  1. What ways would you label yourself, if any? Are any of those labels ones you've struggled with finding, or more private than others? If you don't use specific labels, why?

K: Um, demisexual? Homoromantic. Mostly, I'm just old.

A: Sexy. Irresistible. MILF–

K: Ana, no.

A: Fine. I'm Kamilah-sexual. No, darling, don't sigh. I know that makes you happy inside. Almost as happy as when I'm–

K: IT'S ONLY THE FIRST QUESTION AND I ALREADY REGRET EVERYTHING.  //

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Halcyon Drabbles - 24: Wish It So - 5 AO3 | Fanfiction

A/N: Djinn AU

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Jack brought them to the inn where he had lodged, and they made themselves comfortable in its tavern, sitting at a table in the room's darker corner. Ana could tell that Kamilah dearly wished to make herself scarce, but couldn't return to the pendant without revealing her true identity. So she was forced to sit with them and indulge in a meal as well.

The two old friends kept up their banter until all the food had been served, and their privacy was ensured. Jack lowered his voice and said, "I'm here on official business."

"Oh?" Ana dug her spoon into the stew. "Do tell."

"Death cultists have been causing trouble all over Denilvan. We've driven them underground for now, but the king is still concerned. He has tasked me to track down the cult's origin."

"And you've tracked it all the way here?" Ana said incredulously. "It's a long way from home."

"Don't I know it," Jack sighed. "But I have reason to believe the source is here…somewhere."

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Halcyon Drabbles - 23: Wish It So - 4 AO3 | Fanfiction

A/N: Djinn AU

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"Not everyone can use magic!" Ana's simmering anger erupted. "You were wrong. You're wrong, I can't use magic. I'm not a mage."

"Ana, I can train you," Kamilah said, volume rising to match hers. "I see the potential in you. You just need to try and try again–"

"I have been trying!" Ana yelled. "What the fuck do you think I've been doing for the past days? I've been trying so goddamned hard, and all you can say is 'focus' and 'try' and 'focus' again. Have you ever, ever considered the fucking fact that I've never used magic because I can't do it–"

"Then what use are you to me!" Kamilah shouted back. "If you can't do something as simple as summon a wisp by yourself–"

Ana barked a bitter laugh. "Yes, that's right. I'm no use. And guess what?" She yanked the pendant off her neck, its chain snapping cleanly in two. Ana flung it at the djinni, who stood still as it bounced off her shoulder and fell to the sand at her feet. "I refuse to be of any use to someone who judges my worth based on my usefulness to her. Fuck you," she spat. "Find another lackey to do your dirty work for you."

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Halcyon Drabbles - 19: Wish It So AO3 | Fanfiction

A/N: Djinn AU

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Setting the half-finished dhourra cake aside, Ana swallowed her food and cleared her throat. "Um…activate! Awaken! Answer me!" When nothing happened, she hesitated before trying, "Abracadabra! Open sesame!"

Nothing.

"Not even that, huh? Way to make me look stupid." She hummed, then tried channeling her potentially untapped connection to magic, focusing on the pendant in her palm.

Nothing.

Ana sighed loudly, staring at the pendant. "Really? Not even going to glow a little? What do you want me to do? Sing a lullaby? Rub you or something–?" She paused, raising a brow. Rub a lamp and a djinni appears – that's how the popular folk tale went; a djinni who would grant the lucky human three wishes. Ana enjoyed the tale herself, but doubted it was true. Besides, a tale about a djinni serving some random street rat who just happened to chance upon him? Surely the tale was an insult to the powerful djinn, and probably a reason why most of them disliked humans so.

She cocked her head and pondered over the idea. Deciding that she had nothing to lose, Ana set her thumb on the gem and rubbed. The feeling of utter stupidity started setting into her, when the crystal shone with a brilliant glow.

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Halcyon Drabbles - 20: Wish It So - 2 AO3 | Fanfiction

A/N: Djinn AU

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"So, do you actually like it?" Ana asked, slowing her pace so they walked side by side through the crowd, which thinned as they left the city's market behind.

Kamilah grunted, taking another bite of pastry.

"Good to know." She chuckled when Kamilah shot her a quick glare. "Why do you always look so upset when we're out anyway? Surely all this–" Ana gestured up the cobbled street. "–is better than…whatever is inside your pendant."

"'All this' is still mundane."

"Surely not everything is mundane."

"Yes, it is."

"Well, what about me?"

Kamilah looked her straight in the eye. "You're worse."

"Ah," Ana gasped dramatically, clutching at her chest. "Wound me anymore and I might have to wish for a new heart."

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Halcyon Drabbles - 22: Wish It So - 3 AO3 | Fanfiction

A/N: Djinn AU

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"Honestly, this sounds absolutely, fucking insane." A smile spread across Ana's lips. "Sign me up."

A fool, Kamilah decided. An impetuous, short-sighted fool. "I cannot guarantee you a reward. And I don't have to tell you that this may cost you your life."

"Please, like hunting bandits doesn't come with a risk?" Ana waved her half-eaten jerky nonchalantly. "Danger's been part of my life for a long time. This is no different. Besides, I do want to help."

A fool, but a well-intentioned one. "Are you sure?"

"Kamilah, you need help. With your imprisonment, and your personality," Ana said, obviously fighting an urge to laugh. "I can't help you with the second, but I can help with the first. And I will. So stop second-guessing my decision and tell me where you want to go from here."

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Halcyon Drabbles - 18: Blade Dance - 8 AO3 | Fanfiction

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Kamilah stalked through the palace on a personal warpath, ready to commit murder on her very first day as a daughter of Selum. She had dismissed most of her guard, leaving only two to follow her as she tracked Safiya down in the vast palace wing, and finally arrived outside the closed door to Safiya's personal study. Gesturing for her guards to stay outside, Kamilah swung the door open without a single knock, earning a surprised glance from Safiya – who remained stock still when she slammed the door shut.

"Kamilah," Safiya said, moving from the window to place her book on the table. "What's wrong–!" Her eyes flew wide open when Kamilah ran right into her, pinning her to the wall with a forearm on her collarbones.

"What the fuck–," Kamilah snarled, shoving Safiya back into the wall when she pushed forward. "–did you do to my sister last night."

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Halcyon Drabbles - 16: Blade Dance - 6 AO3 | Fanfiction

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She hadn't been invited for another moonlit excursion since then, leaving Ana to rest her fingers on her lips, trying to recapture that warmth and softness she missed so. Her mind often wandered back to that single memory, wishing for a chance to make more, to spend time in privacy ill-afforded by a traveling party. Though her state of bliss and fantasy had met an abrupt halt when the elder Basilan princess stalked into her tent one night, wearing a scowl reminiscent of her demeanour in battle.

"Should you dare sully her in any way," Zahra growled, poking a finger imperiously at Ana's chest. "I won't hesitate to cut your hands off and feed them to the dogs."

"I could never bear to 'sully' a woman as lovely as your sister, my lady."

Zahra's eyes narrowed as she took another step forward, voice lowering into a menacing snarl, "If I ever receive word that you mistreat her, I will find you."

"If I would ever do that, I will deliver myself to your feet and beg for the punishment I deserve."

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