summary:it had been years since you married koska reeves, now frail and grey you have one final dance.
inspiration: two slow dancers by mitski
authors note: this will be related to "the night to my owl" series I'm working on
you step into your cleanest and finest pieces of fabric, adding a rose to your hand. as you walk to your now wife koska, as you stare at her in awe. a mandalorian is not fit to live a long life, but you and koska found a way to last as long as you need.
"i can never get over the fact that you look as beautiful as the day i met you reeves."
koska looks to you, as she cups her hand on your frail cheek, "and I'm surprised you survived given your sheepish flirts and dares". as she takes one last look at herself, she places a piece of paper in her suit, patting her pocket. "are we ready to go, my lovely knight?" you question as you extend your hand in a yearning manner. "of course my mechanic lover"
does it smell like a school gymnasium in here? it's funny how they're all the same
as you enter the once restaurant you two first dined together, now ball room, a wave of nerves hits you. as you subconsciously tighten your grip around koskas hands, she places her temple onto the crown of your head, "we can dance at home if that's fine, cyar'ika"
"no", you mutter, shaking your head and staring into koskas deep brown eyes, "i want to dance with you"
koska leads you to the center of the ball room and speed walks to a man in what apears to be a tech booth. she hands him a chip, and rushes back towards you. the once sunny yellow lights have been dimed into an amber orange as she holds your waist and hand intertwined in your. the man places the chip in and a soft, somber, but peaceful plays in the background as the two of you sway in sync
it's funny how you always remember. and we've both done it all a hundred times before.
"remember when i couldn't stop staring at you, while you were eating that soup?"
"i remember that you never stopped staring, even now" koska mutters as she smirks and leans closer
it's funny how i always forget
as you prepare for a kiss, you accidentally step on the toes of your partner as she shuts her eyes in discomfort, "ah! I'm sorry love i keep forgetting that step." you say looking into her eyes and feet almost panicking, "it's alright. growing old means you forget some minor things". you sigh in relief with a sting of regret, "you know, it would be a hundred times easier if we were young again".
koska takes her hands and locks her lips onto yours, with care and love melting deep between, "but as it is, and, my love, it is-"
"were just two slow dancers, aren't we?", you say as a tear slips down your cheek
"were lucky to last this long, aren't we?", as koska pulls out the photo of the two of you hugging from her pocket, you place the rose in her hair, "hopefully, this photo will last longer than us."
as she places the photo in the nook of the tech booth, you finally finish dancing in peace, just two slow dancers
Summary: A new Mando joins the team, and gets a little too flirty to you for Koska’s liking.
Requested by @koskareevesismyqueen
Word count: 1,634
A/N: This is my first time writing Koska and also other characters like Boba so sorry if they feel a little out of character. I tried my best. Koska deserves more love, so I'm happy I can contribute to put more stories for her out there. I hope you enjoy this. Let me know what you think!
It was rather unusual to see so many mandalorians in the same place without fighting.The small canteen was almost empty aside from the group of warriors in beskar armor reunited in the farthest point of the small place.
Leaning your back against the corner of the bar you took a look around, Bo-Katan was still focused on discussing the plan with Din, they'd been planning for hours now, trying to figure out the next steps to regain Mandalore.
If it wasn’t for the woman next to you, you would have probably lost your mind with how many strategies Kryze rejected. Your gaze traveled to the seat at your left where you met Koska’s brown eyes, a smile curling her lips. She had just finished telling you the adventures of her last mission with Bo.
“So, how did the missing go?” she asked you as she ordered a new round of spotchka.
“Really great, actually.” you told her taking a sip of the blue liquor she put in your hand. “There were about half a dozen troopers on the ship. Easy target for Axe and me.” you said remembering the quick fight against the stormtroopers.
“Like that time we took that star destroyer?” Koska asked with a grin.
“Kosk, there were about fifty troopers that time.” you chuckled.
"True, but we managed to get rid of them.” she murmured leaning closer to you, playfully. “Just you and me.” She winked before getting back to her drink.
Koska and you have known each other for a long time. Ever since you joined the Nite Owl there was a strong connection between her and you, it was an unspoken love that grew stronger over the years, expressed only in complicit gazes and looking out for each other in battle, you and Koska were inseparable.
But even though you were close, none of you dared to say anything. There was no time for love in a war, no time for this, as your boss always said, Mandalore before anything else.
“Looks like I missed all the real action.” you added looking at the glass in your hand, a bit disappointed you couldn’t be in the last mission.
From across the room you felt a strong stare fixed on you and turning your face towards the direction of it you caught a green and red helmet focused on you. However, you decided to ignore the man in the helmet and get back to Koska.
“Oh, come on.” She said trying to comfort you. “You’ll get your chance, sweetheart. It’s not like this war’s over, anyways.”
“You’re right.” you told her with a small smile and soon you were lost again talking with Koska, admiring her delicate features, that bright smile of hers and delighted with her melodious laugh.
You didn’t even notice when Boba Fett walked up to your spot in the canteen until you heard the spurs of his heavy boots. Koska’s smile immediately disappeared when she realized the man was definitely standing in front of you.
“Wanna get your ass kicked again, Fett?” Koska said in a defensive mode. She just didn’t like him, couldn’t stand him being close to her and her team, she didn’t want him close to you.
“Easy there, Revees.” Fett spoke, his deep voice echoing under his helmet. “I’m not here for you.” He was here for you, he didn’t know you and since you took off your helmet a sinful plan crossed his mind.
“So you are him, huh?” You said holding your drink, looking at him up and down. He was tall and seemed real strong, intimidating, mysterious. But he was not really your type.
“What do you mean?” Boba asked confused, just watching you as you drink the blue liquor.
“When Koska told me about how easy she put you down I imagined something very different.” you told him with a playful smile. Koska had told you that with a few punches he was on the ground, you imagined someone not that strong, Koska certainly was a powerful woman, the mandalorian saying was right after all: train your sons to be strong and your daughters to be stronger.
“What you imagined?” He said in a cocky way, getting closer to the corner where you were leaning.
“Not this.” You told him with a smirk before taking the last sip of your drink.
Koska’s jaw clenched when she saw the way Fett was moving closer to you with every passing second, the extreme teasing tone in his voice. She didn’t need to see his face to know what expression was under the helmet: pure lust.
“I’m Fett.” He said.
You told him your name. Boba savored your name in his lips when he said it, there was lust on his tone. You didn’t notice, oblivious of his attraction towards you and even more oblivious of his true intentions, but Koska did.
Koska didn’t trust this man, and didn't like him at all. He had the power to set all the red alarms in her body. She just wanted him to stay as far away from you as possible, if not, she’d make sure to break Boba’s every bone.
But she tried to keep her rage to herself, the last thing she needed right now was a scene. So she just stayed in silence close to you, watching his every move in case he happened to try something stupid.
“So, Y/N.” Boba said, walking a few inches closer to you, helmet tilted down to look at you. “While they talk '' He said gesturing to the table where Bo and Din were trying to solve the next move, “How ‘bout we go back to my ship for a ride?.”
Bad choice of words.
“I doubt Y/N would want to go with scum like you.” Koska raised her voice frowning at Fett.
But Boba just chuckled, never taking his gaze away from you.
“I didn’t know sidekicks were allowed to talk.” He said these were the exact same words Koska herself had said the first time they met.
“I already mopped the floor with you once, can do it again.” Koska responded immediately getting up from her seat and walked closer to the man, hands already formed into fist.
“I wasn’t talking to ya.” he says without even caring to look at Koska, he was focused on you and only on you.
“So, what you say, little one?” he asked, his gloved finger tilting your chin for a brief moment.
That was enough for Koska to let out the rage she had been trying to control.
“Touch her again you lose the arm” She dared or rather warned him.
You looked at them, confused with the sudden way everything went from a peaceful chat and the next moment the room was filled with tension.
Koska walked even closer to Boba, you recognized her battle face, she was most definitely going to fight this man but why? He didn’t seem like a menace to you, he was maybe way too flirty and insolent but it was not like you were going to say yes to his offer anyways.
“Enough.” you said, standing in between them, stopping them from beating the hell out of each other. “Kosk, can we talk outside for a moment.” you said looking at her.
She nodded and followed you outside the small canteen, she was still angry, you could tell by the way she was frowning, the way her jaw was tightly clenched, as she kept her arm crossed over her chest.
“Alight, what’s going on?.” you said as soon as you were at a good distance from the building.
“I don’t like him.” was all she said.
“Yeah, I see that.” you said. “But why?”
“You didn’t see it, did you?” she asked.
“See what?”
“The way he was talking to you, the way he was looking at you. He doesn’t need to take the goddamn helmet off to know he was eye fucking you.” Koska told you, a really irritated and angry tone in her voice.
“He literally walked up to you with no other intention but to fuck, Y/N.” she added. “He’s an asshole and you deserve so much better than that.”
Oh.
Suddenly you realized what was bothering Koska so much, it was Boba’s flirty chat with you and his offer towards you. It was the fact that she knew you for so long and never made a move and this man had the audacity to come ask you out that easily. She was jealous of him.
“Wait a minute.” you chuckled, finally figuring out what was going on, you never thought you’d see this day. “Koska Reeves, are you jealous?”
“No, I-i, I just-” she mumbled, she was good at speaking her mind up but not really good at lying.
“Oh, shut up.” you said with a grin on your face before pulling her in for a kiss. She seemed surprised at first, but she immediately relaxed under your touch. This was a kiss you both had been waiting for a long time, a proof that you loved her as much as she loved you. “I don’t want anyone else but you, Koska.” you murmured, breaking the kiss to look at her. “I love you.”
All the tension was gone, the anger in her face was replaced by satisfaction and perhaps, relief. Koska wrapped her arms around, pulling you even closer to her body, the playful look back on her face as a smirk curved her perfect lips.
“Say that again.” she mumbled, softness in her eyes.
“Do I really have to?” you giggled, her only response was her smile growing wider. You shook your head before leaning to steal a new kiss from her lips. “ni kar'taylir darasuum gar.”
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here is a sequel (gasp) to the koska fic i made a while back!
note: i decided to change the reader to be gn (gender neutral)
summary: after the events of the kidnapping of grogu, mando, boba fett, and gn!reader are accompanied by allies and old sparks
it had been days since grogu got captured. mando never really slept that much, but he hasn't slept at all. not even a wink. as for you, you were too anxious to think. fortunately, you both have access to where gideon's light cruiser is heading, now for a plan.
"maybe cobb vanth can help us with his fighting skills"
"no," boba gruffly spoke, swishing his image to the side, "without my armor, he was weak, and I'm not peachy with just lending it to him."
"well, we can always call for some mandalorian's" fennec said approaching the star map, looking at planets that might have some mandalorian record.
"the mandalorian covert revealed themselves after i left nevaro, there isn't any mandalorian i know of now"
"wait," you say perking up, now catching everyone's attention, "what about bo-katan, and koska?"
"the princess?," boba scoffed at the idea before laughing, "you can't be serious about getting her, right?"
"i am serious, actually. if we can track down one of bo-katan's ships, then we can locate her and ask her to join us in getting the kid back."
"i don't know kid," mando mummered, facing towards you, "last time we were working together, bo-katan kept us on there for more than we agreed on, plus with you flirting with-"
"F-FLIRTING With death, i-i remember," you nervously shout, covering your crush for koska from the rest of the party. "besides, they helped lead us to ashoka, and they hate moff gideon as much as we do."
"they're right mando," fennec chipped in, bringing cara behind her, "we need those mandalorian's, like it or not. do you think you can track down their location cara?"
"I'll try, but with a system as old as this, it's gonna take a bit of time". cara started to scroll through data logs,and passage ports, keeping an eye out for the ship.
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the slave-1 lands on the sandy parts of the planet, next to the gauntlet. boba, din, and you enter the restaurant, the smell of space waffles, freshly cut meiloorus, and the occasional roasting kaduu ribs flood your senses as you scan the room, looking for bo-katan and koska
by the force
was it possible for a woman who hasn't worn anything else look prettier than ever? her hair still looking stylish, even with some hairs sticking out of her braids.
koska spotted you from the corner of her eye, feeling the faintest flush in her cheeks as she waves to you, "hey there stranger!"
“uh- Oh, hey k-koska!”
kriff! your too nervous! was i always this sweaty? why was it easier to flirt on that imperial ship?! a resturaund should be easier
the mandalorians walk up to bo-katan as you slowly follow behind, fixated on koska’s features.
“we need your help” din says, snapping you out of your thoughts. “not all mandalorians are bounty hunters. some of us serve a higher purpose.”
“they have the kid.” you and din both say in unison, worried about grogu and what horrible things might have happened to him. anything could have happened, and with the added knowlege of gideons survival, everything was at stake. as din tells bo-katan, worry fills her, and koska’s eyes
“you’ll never find him”
“we have his cordinants.” you exlaim a bit too loudly out of desperation, “that moff is riding a light cruiser. he might have your sword thing that can help rule mandalore again.”
“kriff, mandalore?” fett groans as he metephoracly roles his eyes, “forget it, the empire turned that planet to glass.”
you sense bo-katan and koska’ annoyance and anger rise as they hear that familiar clone voice, “you are a disgrace to your armor”
“this was my fathers armor”
“don’t you mean your donors?” you see bo-katan and koska rise from their seats, bearing their arms, “you are a clone. i’ve heard your voice thousands of times”
“careful princess, my voice could be the last thing you hear”
not wanting to cause more of a scene, you step in between the three fighters, “hey as much as i like a good fight, lets not cause one-”
“move out of the way” boba cuts you off, shoving you to the side, making you stumble a bit before triping on your own weight. koska, now filled with rage throws the first punching blow. as the fight ends with boba and koska settling their flame throwers, koska runs up to you, checking for any bruises.
“are you okay? are you hurt?”
you grunt from the pain as she pulls you up from where you rested, even though she’s wearing gloves, you could feel the warmth in her hands.
“im okay reeves, he didn’t shove me that hard.” “he shouldnt have shoved you in the first place.”
“if you’re done doing their check up, koska, we’ll help you get your kid, mando"
koska wraps her arms around your shoulder as you see a smirk creep up her lips, "guess we're saving your brother together"
I'm just feeling really soft so here's a headshot of the reader cuddling with koska
it was a rainy day and you had just finished fixing koska's jet pack after it being damaged after her usual scouting mission, there wasn't much else to do and koska wasn't back from training so you decided to watch some holo flix
you can't remember how long you've been in bed, but it must have been a while since you started to drift off to sleep before hearing a click from the door
scared it was an intruder, you quickly got up and grabbed the nearest thing to you as defence, but it was koska herself standing in the doorway
"why are you holding the lamp, sweety?" "I THOUGHT YOU WERE AN INTRUDER!" you huffed now pissed that you could be sleeping right about now
"woah ok sweet, i can tell your cranky, did I wake you up?" koala said placing her helmet down on the table and removing her armor
"i was about to sleep till you scared me" you said finally placing the lamp down, you plopped yourself into bed now looking at the ceiling, when koska looks at you upside down from the opposite side of the bed and kisses your forehead, making you blush a bit
"kisses won't make me any less mad at you Reeves" you mutter wrapping yourself in the blanket hoping to fall asleep again
"well i can cuddle with you. will that make you less mad at me?" koska teasingly wispered as she crawled into bed, placing herself under the covers, and inching to your side, burying her head to the nape of your neck
you blush at the warmth of her face and feel a shiver down your spine as she wraps her arms around you, "that depends on how good the cuddle is" "Shi te jatne par gar, kar'taylir darasuum" only the best for you love
you give in and place yourself in a comfortable position, your arms around her waist, and your heads just cementers away, her lips now moving in to kiss yours, she senses the soft yearning in your kisses, how much you love her, and how much you want to be with her, but you slowly get sloppy as your getting tired
she stopped and kissed the crown of your head "you need to rest now, love" "but i wanna stay up with you" "you can kiss me all you want when you sleep, okay?"
you huff but agree as you bring your head to her upper neck, the beats of her heart calming you down, as she turned the holo flix down, so that you can hear the patters of the rain as you drift off into sleep
here are some head cannons about how you'd spend life day with people from the mandalorian!
din djarin
before he was taken custody into the watch, din celebrated life day with his family, making special broth, gifting each other hand made gifts, and watching the news on the holo-net
now he barely remembers what he did on life day with the mandalorian's. they'd acknowledge it at the most, but didn't celebrate it
but oh boy was that about to change. when you heard din doesn't celebrate life day, you almost fainted
you decided to get everything any life day celebration has: a small tree so it won't get cluttered in the ship, supplies for making the dinner, and of course the presents
for the child, you sewed him some clothes and a blanket with a mudhorn pattern embroidered into it
as for din, you decided to give him a fanny pack because oh boy is the kid hungry, plus he can hold on to some more ammo in case he runs low
when you showed them their gifts they were so excited! the baby was wrapping himself in the blanket all day, wearing it around his neck like did (which may or not have made din's heart melt) and din immediately stuffing snacks and little gizmos to see how much it can hold
although you and din are engaged, he hasn't given you evidence to show how much he loves you, so he decides to hide the ring in the fanny pack while you weren't looking and proposes
you were in shock when he held the ring up and immediately put it on and kissed the head of his helmet, hugging him in a warm embrace
at the end of life day, you all cuddled in the hanger where you all sleep, finding din's helmet off and his head resting near yours, the baby laying on top of the both of you in the middle, thinking about frogs leaping to bed.
koska reeves
koska and you were huge fans of life day. partying all night long and hanging out with friends and family? fuck yeah!
it was your secret tradition to try to surprise koska the most with your gift, but for years, koska was winning
so you decide to bring out the big guns, and buy her a necklace with a signant of an owl, with you and her initials graved into the back
when life day came around, the house was already set, the tree was decorated, the lights were set, even the treats were warm from the oven, it was gonna be the perfect life day to give the necklace
the party starts and everyone starts to exchange gifts with one another, and soon it was you and koska's turn
as you hand out your gift to koska, she gasps at how beautifully hand crafted the necklace was, and almost teared up when she saw the initials
holding back her tears she says in a wobbly tone, "you got me there... but here's your gift"
she kneels down on one knee opening her hand to show two rings, one black and metallic and one silver and slick
you start to hold back your tears and instantly say yes kissing her as she placed the ring on your finger, as everyone watched and cheered
everyone decided to head out to the bar to keep the party going, as you and koska stay behind to clean up the mess, and then cuddle in your bed listening to the radio frequencies and falling asleep in each other's arms
i hoped you all liked that little head cannons! I'll try to post more of this during Christmas time, happy life day