Aug 24, 2025
Summer clinging through August, but I’m “fall planting”
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Summer clinging through August, but I’m “fall planting”
Fanfic: The Fling Ch 23, Madam Secretary | FanFiction
[2014 – McCord Residence]
Elizabeth walks over to the chaise and sits down, pulling the album into her lap and sitting cross-legged with the book over her legs. She leans back into the chaise's cushion and reaches for the glasses on top of her head, pulling them down and blinking so she can see the pictures inside the book.
She takes a shaky breath as she turns to the first page, knowing she's about to get emotional, knowing she's about to be crushed by the weight of time.
The shower running in the background soothes her, though, and she knows Henry is only a few steps away. Stevie, on the other hand, is still barely talking to her—still much too annoyed at Elizabeth about the college situation, even though Henry had talked to her and explained that she needed to go back.
Her finger runs over the first picture—the day that she and Henry had gotten the camera all set up. It was a gift from a college friend that Elaine had managed to invite to her baby shower, and Henry was testing it out on Elizabeth first a few weeks after the shower.
She smiles a little, getting an ache in her lower back while looking at the photo of her at twenty-one years old, holding her back with her hands in a candid Polaroid shot that Henry had accidentally taken. Somehow it ended up in this book along with Stevie's baby pictures.
Her hand runs down the smooth, glossy front and to the next picture below, and she shakes her head a little as she studies her young face. "God, we were kids." She whispers, looking now at Henry on the next page. He was holding a screwdriver up while sitting on the floor of Stevie's nursery, a big, fake smile gracing his face. She can tell because almost all his teeth are showing—something he never did. But she also remembers that exact moment and how frustrated he'd gotten just moments before.
I just completed that side mission with Aurelia and Troy and I am FUMING but I was also aroused by his panting then him using his powers for sex BUT FUCK I WISH IT WASN'T AURELIA THAT ISN'T A GOOD SHIP AT ALL
Come join the "feeling weird about it and not knowing why" club!
In all honesty, it feels forced. It feels like the writers sat down like "lmao we need a sex bribe, right? that's funny and also good writing" and Tyreen can't fuck because she kills people, so Troy was the only option, and they had to be straight about it, so since Aurelia was the only female minor-villain option...welp.
I, personally, feel like it doesn't mesh well with either of their characters.
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So Aurelia managed to bed Troy should we be envious
1) yes a little jealous
2) in between her ice and his phaselocking, I can't lie, I'd wanna be the middle of that sandwich
3) Troy you slut.
...Well, in that case, we gotta congratulate Troy on successful hate sex.
Well.
They didn't hate it while it was happening, that's for damn sure.
WAIT sorry I was just scrolling down your profile and.. Aurelia and Troy slept with each other?? Is that confirmed or something cause I never.. uh.. got that vibe at all, ever in the game. (But that's probably because of the terrible sound problems I had)
Lmao yeah they sure did.
It's all confined to a side quest.
I don't think it works with how either of their characters were developed but. 💁 I'm also throwing at least 40% of canon into the trash, so.
Just a Diversion. Good to know I wasn't the only one feeling weird about learning they slept together 😂 Great writing, thank you
Thank you! Yeah, it came completely out of left field. Like, it's funny, and Borderlands wouldn't be Borderlands without something like this, but I've spent so much time pre-game semi-self-shipping that I feel possessive, lol.
It also seems like the weirdest crackiest pairing ever.
But hey, like I've said, they're both hot and they were into it, so...get it, I guess.