#shoot au

[writershapeholeonthedoor]

SHOOT AU: After having her heart break by Shane, Carmen changes her name to Sameen and decides to go to medical school. She later joined the U.S Marine Corps and eventually joined ISA, where all resemblances with her old self were gone. After joining Team Machine, she meets Root, who turns out to be the one capable of making her believe in love again.

Bonus: Root finds out about what Shane did and she might have tried to kill her at some point.

"What is the thing that scares you the most?" Root asks.

"Marriage." Shaw scoffs. "That can be a freaking nightmare."

[shoot-rootandshaw]

Root and Shaw working on the San Junipero testing version -- Reverie

[mgneto]

social media au: 

                  → root & shaw (poi)

[phasewriter]

Woo! Latest in my Shoot AU is up! You can read the first chapter of I’ll Put Up With You Forever on AO3! If you haven’t read the prequels yet, here’s links to You Bug The Hell Out of Me (the first one) and Who Says This Can’t Be Love

And yes, friends. I did say FIRST chapter. Here’s another multi chapter (much shorter than You Bug The Hell Out of Me but such is life)

[gravelyhumerus]

2,913 miles

Chapter 14: California (Epilogue)

by @gravelyhumerus​ @space-goose​ and @villainousunsub​

When they cross into California it’s early morning, the radio is playing a cheery pop ballad, and the car is full of conflicting emotions. On one hand, they’ve reached their destination! They’re here. They made it across the country! On the other hand, it’s almost over. After all this time it’s coming to the end and they’re not sure how to feel about that.

Finch feels alive as he walks into the ocean, trailing Root and hearing Bear bark as Shaw dives right into the roaring waves. John laughs as Shaw splashes him, and Finch looks on, letting the water wash over his ankles.

The sun shines down, warming their skin but he knows this is all over too soon. It hits them that every moment propels them towards the end. The end of their road trip? Yes. The end of this new and fantastic friendship? Possibly. And that is terrifying.

read the final chapter on ao3

[gravelyhumerus]

An Archive of Our Own, a project of the Organization for Transformative Works

Chapter 11- Kansas

“The sky seems massive over her head, crayon blue with towering white clouds, of all shapes and forms. They dance up there, moving and changing, on the horizon she watches as two massive, intricate clouds combine. The breeze carries a lovely scent of the grasslands around them with a hint of some wildflowers in a grove nearby, but it cannot overpower Shaw, whose clothes are drenched in the thick smell of fire; her cloven smell, now smoky and warm.

The sky falls on her back, Root can feel the pervasive light around her, everything is warm gold tinged and radiating energy. The grass under her body is sending wet heat up into the air, making her feel slightly sticky, but good a the same time. She sits back, putting her weight on her arms, feeling them dig into the earth. She takes a handful of grass and lowers herself down, expecting to feel the greenery under her hair, but instead she meets the solid torso of Shaw.

With false confidence, she relaxes, feeling the tense abs behind her head. She almost expects Shaw to push her off, or shrug away, or yell at her, but nothing happens. Root enjoys the sensation of connection. Her head moves up and down with every breath, steady and gently. She hears the rush of air from her lungs, and the strange gurgling sounds that stomachs make when your ear is near them. Root shifts slightly, savouring the scarce affection from Shaw, even as it is just in the simple form of acceptance of physical contact, however accidental.”

[gravelyhumerus]

2,913 miles

Chapter 4: Virginia 

by @gravelyhumerus​ @space-goose​ and @villainousunsub​

“Shaw rests her elbows at the bar, and digs her toes into the sand. She wants alcohol, anything really, but some guy told her they’ve been carding people, so she, reluctantly, is quite sober. She thinks it would have been fine, the beach is nice, the air is warm, and the party is pretty lively. Harold and John keep trying to drag her out to the games and to dance and stuff but she’s better off here. John said she’s moping but that is not true. She’s angry. Not moping. It’s different.

She’s mostly angry at the carding bartender, but Root is second on her list right now. She is being annoyingly flirty at anything in her proximity that breathes. It’s disgusting. Guys, girls, and probably the occasional person who’s neither, they’re all enamoured by her big doe-eyes and easy smile. Shaw hates it.”

read it on ao3

[gravelyhumerus]

2,913 miles

Chapter 5: West Virginia 

by @gravelyhumerus​ @space-goose​​ and @villainousunsub​

“John, can you pull over?” Root breaks the silence, startling the entire car.

“What?” John grumbles back, knocked out of his driving zone.

“I’m feeling car sick, pull over.”

read it on ao3