Since none asked for anything, I will do some fast improvisation to see where it goes:
Veronica stops out of breath before Raphael's desk, her hands planted over the table surface. Raphael's mouth opens, but not long after he closes it. He knows. Veronica should've known he would know.
They stare at one another, and then she moves briskily around the desk, Raphael raises from his seat. Raphael tries to stop her, raising his hands.
His mouth opens again, but no sound comes out. She raises her hands to his and hold them. In a strange way, all of their fingers may hurt for the angle and pressure.
She's shaking, and his eyes wide a little, preoccupation sipping out of him.
Veronica pulls at him, his hands, and takes them to her leaned head.
His cold, chilling hands mold around her bones, a touch so soft so careful.
Veronica closes her eyes, savoring the touch and the care.
Slowly, awkwardly, they fall in an embrace.
Raphael is always cold to the touch, but his body never takes the heat either.
Rating: Mature
Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Category: F/M
Fandoms: The Flower from Tiamat's Fire (Visual Novel), Romance club - Fandom
Relationships: Niall/Nikkal, Niall (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire)/Nikkal (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire),
Characters: Nikkal (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire), Niall (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire), Su, Shimun, Ethan (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire), Varassa (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire), Iyar (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire), Agga, Unzi, Kingu (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire), Enki, Shamash, Enlil, Ishtar, Ninhursag, Other(s)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, War, Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, Implied/Referenced Character Death, Character Death, Original Character Death(s), Lagash’s A+ Parenting, Enki’s A+ Parenting, Shamash Is His Own Warning, Enlil Is His Own Warning, Enki Is His Own Warning, Ishtar Is Her Own Warning, Dragons, Additional world building, Eventual Smut, Slow Burn, Intrigue, Tags May Change, Hurt/Comfort, Cross-Posted on Wattpad, Battle Couple, slowburn ended in ch28 Language:English
AU
Nikkal and her friends were born earlier, and were recruited into the army to fight against Kengir. Alone, Nikkal ends up under the command of Enki’s general. Her goal: to survive and regain control over her magic.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
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I hope you all enjoyed the chapter! Apologies for the delay, but all the travelling and subsequent jet lag threw me off balance so-to-speak. Now, due to my exams, the fic has to go on another hiatus. However, if everything goes well, I think I can start updating again in the 24th of June. I would again thank everyone who has read and kudo-ed the fic!
Rating: Teen
Pairing: Cassian x Jyn
Characters: Cassian, Jyn, K-2, Bodhi, Baze, Chirrut (the crew)
Tags: Bed Sharing, Watching someone sleep
Summary: Cassian and Jyn fall asleep together after a long mission.
Find it: AO3
Notes: Written for this week's @rebelcaptainprompts prompt: "one bed"
As per usual, I blame @jeeno2 enabling this. But also, many thanks to her for the quickie beta. ;)
Exhausted beyond words, they fall wordlessly onto the same bunk together after the intense mission. Everyone else busies about with the post-mission activities of gear maintenance, eating, and washing, but neither Cassian nor Jyn find the energy to participate. They’d taken part in a covert side mission requiring them to trek ten miles through rather rough terrain and stormy weather, and quite simply, neither gives a damn about moving in the near future.
For all intents and purpose, the bunk is simply a temporary place to sit and rest their tired legs for a few short minutes until joining the rest of the crew, but the soothing hum of the ship and the unexpected comfort of the flimsy mattress quickly lulls them both into slumber.
In sleep, Cassian moves first, his head lolling gently against Jyn’s shoulder. Over the next few hours, Jyn slumps to her side, the movement of which causes Cassian to continue his wayward lean, and he settles on his side behind her. So deeply asleep, both adjust naturally on the bunk, pulling their legs up and find some form of comfort.
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K-2 stands in front of the bunk, arms crossed, as he watches Cassian and Jyn sleep.
“There is a problem,” he announces to anyone willing to listen.
“What’s a problem?” Bodhi asks, calling from behind the bunk barrier.
“I believe you may need to assess the situation yourself, Rook,” K-2 answers, still staring speculatively at the sleeping pair.
Multiple pairs of feet stomp across the metal flooring, and moments later, Bodhi, Chirrut, and Baze walk around the barrier to join K-2 in front of the bunk.
“Huh,” Bodhi says. “I wasn’t expecting this.” He nods to Cassian and Jyn on the bunk, and his mouth twitches into a smile as he observes Cassian’s arm wrapped around Jyn’s middle.
Baze snickers. “They’re spooning.”
K-2 unfolds his arms and leans over Cassian and Jyn for a brief moment. Standing, he turns to Bodhi. “There is an eighty-seven percent chance that they did not intend to fall asleep together, and there is a one hundred percent chance the human emotion of embarrassment will be experienced upon waking.”
Chirrut sighs and taps his fingers against his chin. “But what about the thirteen percent, Kay? Perhaps they meant for this to happen. They do have… a special bond. I’ve often wondered...”
“Upon their return, I noted excessive sleep deprivation as a result of an arduous journey, and it is a high probability this is an unintentional situation,” K-2 explains, his tone clear and matter-a-fact.
“Well, maybe we should just leave them,” Chirrut offers.
“We could do that,” K-2 says, “but I would like an answer to the question.”
“Kay, don’t–” Bodhi’s protest trails off when K-2 pokes Cassian on the arm wrapped around Jyn.
They collectively hold their breath as they wait for a reaction from Cassian, but he simply tightens his arm around Jyn and pulls her closer. Jyn lets out a soft sigh, and her hand reaches up to cover Cassian’s.
“Oh!” K-2 puts his hand over his mouth. “That is unexpected.”
Bodhi rolls his eyes and signals the others to leave Cassian and Jyn in peace, but just as they’re about to leave, Jyn tenses, her body clearly indicating a shift from sleep to awareness… with the uncomfortable awareness that another body is currently wrapped around hers.
A deafening silence permeates the air as she, with eyes closed, obviously assesses the situation from her position, and then slowly, her eyes flutter open and focus on the three men plus droid in front of her.
Jyn jumps and in surprise, pushes sharply back into Cassian, startling him awake. He lets out a garbled yelp, sitting up with an abrupt movement. Jyn leaps out of the bed, breathing heavily.
“What the fuck?” she shouts, and her eyes dart frantically between Cassian, the bunk, and the entourage standing in front of her. Cassian, still disheveled from sleep, looks around in confusion until he stares for a moment at the spot on the bunk still warm from Jyn’s body before shifting his gaze to Jyn. His eyes widen as he takes in her defensive posture, arms crossed and a deep scowl etched across her face.
Baze explodes into laughter while Bodhi coughs and looks away sheepishly. Chirrut simply stares between them, a serene expression on his face.
K-2, however, verbalizes his thoughts. “As predicted, both Cassian and Jyn are experiencing heightened embarrassment after being found in bed together, as noted by the physiological reaction of blushing. Now tell me, was this intentional?”
&&&&&
Hours later, K-2 is still not certain if a pillow thrown at his face is a definitive answer to his question.
Rating:Mature
Archive Warning:Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Category:F/M
Fandoms:The Flower from Tiamat's Fire (Visual Novel), Romance club - Fandom
Relationships:Niall/Nikkal,Niall (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire)/Nikkal (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire)
Characters:Nikkal (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire), Niall (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire), Su, Shimun, Ethan (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire), Varassa (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire), Iyar (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire), Agga, Unzi, Kingu (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire), Enki, Shamash, Enlil, Ishtar, Ninhursag, Other(s)
Additional Tags:Alternate Universe, War, Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, Implied/Referenced Character Death, Character Death, Original Character Death(s), Lagash’s A+ Parenting, Enki’s A+ Parenting, Shamash Is His Own Warning, Enlil Is His Own Warning, Enki Is His Own Warning, Ishtar Is Her Own Warning, Dragons, Additional world building, Eventual Smut, Slow Burn, Intrigue, Tags May Change, Hurt/Comfort, Cross-Posted on Wattpad,
Language:English
AU
Nikkal and her friends were born earlier, and were recruited into the army to fight against Kengir. Alone, Nikkal ends up under the command of Enki’s general. Her goal: to survive and regain control over her magic.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
Read The Talk from the story And We Will Not Fear by The-Stone-Lady with 3 reads. tft, romanceclub, war. The wind gentl...
Fandoms: The Flower from Tiamat's Fire (Visual Novel), Romance club - Fandom
Relationships: Niall/Nikkal; Niall (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire)/Nikkal (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire)
Characters: Nikkal (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire); Niall (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire); Su; Shimun; Ethan (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire); Varassa (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire); Iyar (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire); Agga; Unzi; Kingu (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire); Enki; Shamash; Enlil; Ishtar; Ninhursag; Other(s)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe; War; Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting; Implied/Referenced Character Death; Character Death; Original Character Death(s); Lagash’s A+ Parenting; Enki’s A+ Parenting; Shamash Is His Own Warning; Enlil Is His Own Warning; Enki Is His Own Warning; Ishtar Is Her Own Warning; Dragons; Additional world building; Eventual Smut; Slow Burn; Intrigue; Tags May Change; Hurt/Comfort; Cross-Posted on Wattpad
Language:English
Description: AU - Nikkal and her friends were born earlier, and were recruited into the army to fight against Kengir. Alone, Nikkal ends up under the command of Enki’s general. Her goal: to survive and regain control over her magic.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
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Hope you all enjoy it! 🥰
Happy belated International women's day! And happy 5 years of RC!
Rating: Teen
Pairing: Cassian x Jyn
Tags: Canon compliant character death (sorry)
Summary: It's the last moments that mean the most.
Find it: AO3
Notes: For this week’s @rebelcaptainprompts weekly prompt: “Stardust”
I’m so sorry.
Quickie beta by @aimtoallonsy, but I changed a lot after she looked at it.
Beaten and wounded, they sit on the beach waiting for death.
Cassian holds her close and wraps his arms around her, letting his fingers dig into her clothing, grateful for the tangible evidence of her existence.
For now, they’re alive, and he won’t waste these last moments with the woman who shook his world to the core when she stormed into his life all those weeks ago.
Pulling her closer, he takes a deep breath, filling his senses with everything Jyn. Salty sweat, the faint tinge of blood, well-worn leather, the faint remnants of peppermint soap, and something uniquely her that speaks to her brilliant defiance and spirit.
She sighs and leans closer into his body.
Despite his closed eyes, he can sense the fires of destruction barreling closer and closer. The blinding orange and heat as it annihilates everything in its path almost overwhelms him, almost pushes him to despair.
Almost.
Because she is here with him and will greet death by his side.
So in that last moment before death, he whispers in her ear, “You are everything.”
And the end arrives.
It’s so complete, there’s no time for pain… for sensation.
Instead, they’re blown into stardust, for that’s all they can be.
Rating: All ages
Pairing: Cassian x Jyn
Summary: In the midst of the chaos, his hand is in hers, and it's all that matters.
Find it: AO3
Notes: This is all @jeeno2‘s fault. She’s an enabler.
And I know you're not even sorry.
For this week's @rebelcaptainprompts weekly prompt: "A hand to hold"
At some point in the chaos of their unexpected rescue, she grabs his hand, twisting her fingers around his in fear, desperate to keep him close.
For the reminder of his presence.
That he lives. That they live.
Medics try to separate them, but Jyn holds on with fierce defiance, wordlessly forcing the medics to lay them side by side in the cargo hold of the ship.
Cassian’s unconscious beside her, but she feels his heartbeat thrumming steadily under the brush of her thumb on his wrist.
He’s alive. It’s all that matters.
Overwhelmed by the events of the catastrophic day, their disastrous mission, the uncertain fate of their comrades, and their impossible rescue, Jyn forces herself to forget everything else. At least for a while.
To focus on the only thing that makes sense right now.
Rating: Mature
Archive Warning: Graphic Depictions Of Violence
Category: F/M
Fandoms: The Flower from Tiamat's Fire (Visual Novel), Romance club - Fandom
Relationships: Niall/Nikkal, Niall (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire)/Nikkal (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire)
Characters: Nikkal (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire), Niall (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire), Su, Shimun, Ethan (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire), Varassa (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire), Iyar (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire), Agga, Unzi, Kingu (The Flower from Tiamat’s Fire), Enki, Shamash, Enlil, Ishtar, Ninhursag, Other(s)
Additional Tags: Alternate Universe, War, Alternate Universe - Different First Meeting, Implied/Referenced Character Death, Character Death, Original Character Death(s), Lagash’s A+ Parenting, Enki’s A+ Parenting, Shamash Is His Own Warning, Enlil Is His Own Warning, Enki Is His Own Warning, Ishtar Is Her Own Warning, Dragons, Additional world building, Eventual Smut, Slow Burn, Intrigue, Tags May Change, Hurt/Comfort, Cross-Posted on Wattpad, Battle Couple, slowburn ended in ch28, Not Beta Read from ch33 onward
Language: English
Words: 261,834
AU
Nikkal and her friends were born earlier, and were recruited into the army to fight against Kengir. Alone, Nikkal ends up under the command of Enki’s general. Her goal: to survive and regain control over her magic.
An Archive of Our Own, a project of the
Organization for Transformative Works
Read Journey to Alashiya from the story And We Will Not Fear by The-Stone-Lady with 1 reads. rc, theflowerfromtiamatsf...
I hope you all enjoyed the chapter! This is the last chapter for a while now, since now exam season starts at my uni. I apologise for the wait. Chapter 45 now for sure will be the end of this plotline and much will happen in it!
