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[ludi-ling]

For some reason, I don't think I've posted this here before, so here it is. 'Through the Gauze', an illustration I did for Katjen's AU fanfic, 'Bad Touch'. (For Day 7 of Rogue & Gambit Week, 'AU')

She sinks into the gauze, the layers upon layers making it soft as a pillow against her back. She slides her hand between the folds, looks at it through the sheer material, and suddenly his hand is there too pressing against it, palm over palm.

He understands.

His nails lightly scratch down her fingers, her palm, as he curls his hand, fisting the gauze. He lifts it just high enough for her to step under, and it settles over her body, weightless, soft. She watches him through the pale pink veil, watches him come closer and she thinks of Cody like this, his face so close, his lips so close…

She feels herself start to panic…

And then the sudden slow crush of his mouth against hers stealing her breath making her dizzy and weak-kneed.

- Chapter8, 'Pasiphae'

[ludi-ling]

Rogue/Gambit Week 2020: Day 7 - AU

Just sharing some old sketches I did for chapter 18 of Katjen’s amazing AU fic, Bad Touch. Drawn c. 2004.

She lets go of the tree, takes one cautious step and then another, still feeling a little shaky. She trips over a raised root and he is there in an instant, holding her up, his hands on her ass, the warmth of them seeping through the damp silk.

"Sorry," he grins despite himself. "Dere ain' any material higher den dat on y'back..."

Tell him ya need him... tell him ya know who he is...

She holds on to the lapels of his jacket, pulling him closer. The smile slips off his lips as they stare at each other and hers part and she can feel his heart pounding against her knuckles-

A car door slams and she whispers breathlessly against his mouth, "Ah need to tell ya sumthin' important... Ah know ya-"

"Is everything alright?" the driver calls out, and she bites her lip as Remy looks at her curiously, waiting for her to continue.

She looks over his shoulder and sees the man standing in front of the headlights, throwing his shadow against the screen of leaves. She sees his hand reaching out, parting them, and she quickly finds her footing as Remy's hands slide away.

[ludi-ling]

Illustration of Rogue and Angel from Katjen’s awesome Romy fanfic, Cheating at Solitaire.

Pencil, ink and Tippex, 2007.

[ludi-ling]

Illustration from chapter 4 of Katjen's fanfiction, Bad Touch.  Pencil, charcoal, Photoshop.

He stares into her eyes as he buttons it for her. He never looks down. He finishes and neither of them move.

"Your name, chere..."

She shakes her head.

"You don' trust me?" She stares up at him thinking, I know you too well...  and he sighs almost like he knows. "No, I wouldn' neither…"

[rogueslove]

Fanfiction: Bad Touch

Author: katjen

Verse: comic AU

Ship: Romy

Author’s Synopsis: “A retelling of Rogue's story AU.”

Notes: Rogue grows up in an orphanage in this AU, but still manages to cross paths with Mystique and Gambit.  A darker reality than 616, but Rogue is true to form, and the story is well-paced and tragically beautiful.  If you have problems with ambiguous endings, be forewarned.