Post timeskip Nami who’s weirdly accommodating of Brook but only when she’s not paying attention. She grabs things that are low to the ground, nudges chairs in his direction when he makes creaky noises, pours leftover hot water from tea into a bottle for his night watch. She cringes when she catches herself but habit dies hard and she’s spent the last two years with the youngest set of bones and joints by 30 odd years on her entire island
Spine of Steel AU- Preview of chapter. Expect the actual story on Saturday.
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Jaime Reyes, why are you reacting this way?
Jaime remain curled as tightly as he could. However, Khaji Da was forcefully making his adrenaline levels drop and his spine was slowly pulling out of the hunch without his consent.
His breathing began to pick up again as phantom panic haunted his thoughts.
Jaime Reyes, everything is fine. There is no danger.
Jaime tugged his knees against his chest.
“Khaji Da?”
Yes, Jaime?
“What did you change in my body?”
… I can check the files for you and share the specifics if you want, Jaime.
“You don’t just know?”
… No, Jaime. I am dormant until the Scarab has preformed base optimization of the host. I am programmed to have the records bug I do not consciously chose.
“How can I believe you?”
You can’t. All I have is my words. And the proof that you still control your own body.
“Truly, that doesn’t really help. Share the files please?”
Yes, Jaime.
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Hope that satisfies some of the craving you all have!
While I absolutely don't want an ending where Crowley is made an angel (or a human, Aziraphale either), I would love an ending where Crowley is given the option, when all conflict is done, on his own terms and without any pressure either way.
And later, when he tells Aziraphale that he said no, Aziraphale replies sincerely, "of course you said no, you're perfect exactly as you are," before kissing his smile into a wickeder shape.
I will need an apology from Aziraphale at some point (with an absolutely groveling version of The Dance), for how cruelly dismissive he could be of Crowley's ... everything throughout their relationship, but kisses are nice too.
The royal watching sphere can sometimes be so funny (& with that I mean eye-rolling annoying). Social media is burning because Catherine edited a photo... Meanwhile, there was a few "oh that's interesting, noted" when the King of Norway gets hospitalised & has surgeries during a holiday. Oh, & there was absolute crickets, I was screaming about this all alone, when the nephew of the Queen of Sweden was a suspected sex offender & ran from the police which made parts of the media turn on the Royal Court.