Hi Rosie! I just wanted to duly inform you that chapter 8 of my fic "What if... Five Years Earlier" features a quick cameo from your precious boy Ivan. I gave you full credit in the author note at the end! One of my commenters on the previous chapter had the idea to include him and it was too tempting to pass up. It's very short, and I hope you enjoy how loved he is across the fandom. I included a little snippet of it below (it's an AU where we have no marked ones so I did take the liberty of turning him into a healer, hope you approve)!
https://archiveofourown.org/works/82790351/chapters/226886591
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My eyes fly to meet the cadet’s in complete outrage, and I falter for a second when I realize that I recognize the freckled face. “Ivan?”
“H-hey, Xaden,” he responds, offering me a tight smile. “You need to trust me on this. The longer we wait, the more damage there will be. The bleeding is putting pressure on her brain that has nowhere else to go. The holes will let it drain and be easily mended when they aren’t needed in a couple days.”
I swallow hard. I don’t know Ivan Luperco especially well, but we spent some time together when we were younger. His mom was one of my dad’s advisors on the Council before she was killed on the front a couple years ago. Mostly I remember Ivan being painfully shy and struggling with a stammer, but it felt oddly fitting when I heard he chose to enter the healers quadrant at the start of the year. A part of me notes that the only time he stuttered so far in this disaster is when he said hello to me. Never when he was acting as a healer, which he’s managed with genuine confidence.
I LOVE TO SEE AN IVAN APPEARANCE IN THE WILD AHHH like yes that's my lil guy 🥹
Agreed, he would have 100000% chosen to be an healer if given the choice! Linking the series here for anyone else who wants to add it to their TBR 💜
