YOU ASKED FOR IT. 7 for Adessar and Miura, 23 Jane and Kieran, 11 for Jordan and Garrus, 30 or 17 for Anya and Tiran. You can pick and choose or do all. Also, I need to get back on your A03 cause I keep hearing of Captain Ianus but I haven't ready anything of his yet and I'm hella curious.
Gonna start off with this one because I got a prompt for the follow-up too ;)
23. A kiss in relief: Jane & Kieran
Evenings like these, with few guests and even fewer things to do, were sparse. They took every chance they got to sit on the weather worn porch, enjoying each other’s company while listening to the sound of the pacific waves on their doorstep.
Running her fingers over the rugged wood in an absent-minded manner, Jane was sipping on a soda. Lost in thought, her chin propped in one hand, she only looked up when she heard Kieran approach and squat down near her, his purr a calming background noise melting into the sound of the ocean, so familiar and dear to her. When the wind picked up, bringing the acrid smell of paint thinner with it, she realized he had poured himself a small vial of turian brew. The bottle of booze was one of his most prized possessions and was only opened on special occasions. Though the extranet proved to be invaluable in this regard, it was still expensive to get dextro food and daily necessities on Earth. They definitely didn’t have extra credits to spare on luxury goods. On top of that, Jane had sworn to herself not to touch one drop of alcohol ever again. She’d spent too much of her life drowning worries in whiskey.
“What’s with the drink?” Jane asked with a quirk of her right eyebrow. “Got something to celebrate?”
He gave a low chuckle, or more of a rumble, that started deep in his chest, before cocking his head to one side, the lighting from the torches affixed to the handrail casting the plates on his cheek and his fringe in a golden light.
“I don’t know? Just seemed like a good idea.”
“Hm. You’re a shitty liar.” Jane leant over to trace the cream-white markings on his cheeks with her right hand. “Come on, tell me?”
Kieran caught her hand in his, dipping down to brush his mouth plates against the smooth carbon of her prosthetic. He liked doing that, lavishing her with small attentions, as if he was still feeling bad about leaving her behind all those years ago and had to catch up on endearment.
“I got a mail today”, he said then, gazing out over the beach and the dark ocean. “A reply from Honolulu Spaceport. As soon as my residence permit comes through, I can start working.”
Jane looked at him, her eyes widening in surprise as she tried processing the news. Finally something positive.
Her heart overflowing with relief, she cast her bottle to the side and jumped Kieran, kissing him square on the mouth, making them both topple off the veranda onto the beach, like two teenagers suddenly aware of their feelings. Soda bubbled over the steps, seeped into the sand, underlined by the sound of the waves, and overjoyed squeals.
Things were looking up on their little patch of earth.
I’ll @-mention you for the other ones, workin’ on them <3
For everyone else, drabble prompts are still open :)
