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⚜ Queen Sugar Week- Day Seven: Most Feel Good Moment: Violet, Nova, and Charley smoking together

∟ “I ain't got no shame in my game. And, you! Don't act like you not seeing someone!”

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⚜ Queen Sugar Week- Day Six: Favorite Ship: So I Can’t Really Choose #GimmeSugar

∟Violet & Hollywood, Nova & Chantal, Charley & Remy, Ralph Angel & Darla, Micah & KeKe

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⚜ Queen Sugar Week- Day Four: Favorite relationship, non-romantic:  Nova Bordelon and DeVonte “Too Sweet” Bonclair 

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⚜ Queen Sugar Week- Day One: Favorite Bordelon: Micah West

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⚜ Queen Sugar Week- Day Five: Most Heartbreaking Moment: The Murders of Miguel and Alejandro on the farm (Next to Nothing 1.09)

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⚜ Queen Sugar Week- Day Two: Favorite Episode: As Promised (1.06)

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⚜ Queen Sugar Week- Day Three: Favorite Supporting Character: Hollingsworth “Hollywood” Desonier

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Settling In

⚜ Queen Sugar Week- Day Six: Favorite Ship: Nova & Chantal

Prompt: Nova finding Chantal’s things around the house. For @studgenius Also on [AO3]

It all started with a flannel.

Her personal favorite, Nova soon learned. It was red, white, and orange. Nova found it hanging from her bedpost- underneath her own silk and lace, black bra.

A discussion about the black poet in today’s era of black rage had led to reading Audre Lorde aloud.

Now lead to A Woman Speaks and by Love Poem their own lovemaking, Nova slowly pulling the flannel from the waistband of Chantal’s jeans setting things off, meant all talk of politics for the night was done. Somewhere in the next morning’s unhurried, ever so soft kisses that eventually made her late and rushing for the door, Chantal had left it behind.

Nova wore it now with nothing else underneath. Glad to still feel wrapped in Chantal. Her scent, the warmth of the cinnamon, vanilla, sweet almond oil, and that something else that was uniquely her- them; kept Nova’s senses light and work easy. So much so, she met her Neighborhood Voices feature deadline early.

A week later, a pristine pair of Air Jordan 3’s- the 2008 release she desperately wanted for herself, quiet as it’s kept, sat next to her own collection in the closet. Nova tried not to glare too hard at the coveted beauties while she got ready for the gym.

“Damn that half size difference,” she huffed at them. She’d never tell that she did try slipping her foot in one anyway “just to see”.

Grocery shopping together added the next item to Nova’s place.

“Babe, I’m gonna grab me a couple boxes of White Cheddar Cheez-It’s okay, I’ll be right back.”

Nova turns just in time to catch Chantal’s wink before the switch of full hips and a healthy backside caught her eye. Clearing her throat and scanning the aisles for an audience she was just about to go into a spill about munchies in bed when she was stopped short.

“I already know, I’ll get you the regular cheddar ones too.” Nova could do nothing but laugh at that.

And later that night, after a dinner of BBQ Shrimp and crusty fresh bread (cause yes, she bakes) for dippin’, that’s just where they found themselves. Feeling next level right in bed, Chantal nestled between Nova’s legs, two bowls full of Cheez- It of choice on the night stand- handmade ashtray safely resting on her full chest.

Nova was full and content. In many ways, and for the first time in a long time she was reveling in that stillness. Reaching down to stroke the cheek of the beautiful woman resting her head on her chest, she waited on the breakout of the dimple she knew would follow.

“So, uh..It’s been a whirlwind few weeks, huh?” Nova heart pounded, but she pressed on.

Chantal turned her head to her left at the words, choosing to keep her eyes averted from Nova’s when she answered.

“Yeah, it has..”

“How would you feel about having a drawer- you know, no pressure..more like a just in case you don’t wanna have to always head back to your place?”

Looking up at Nova, Chantal took in her whole face, seeing so many emotions pass through all at once. The care she saw in those dark eyes being first and foremost.

She made sure to rest one hand on her chest to steady the tray while leaning up to give the most tender of kisses as her answer.