Being friends with Rin, hugging him as a form of greeting used to be quick yet warm. However, as time goes by, you noticed his hugs are becoming longer and tight as minutes go by (still warm though nonetheless), not to mention, during your hugs, he would rest his head between your neck and shoulder you could've sworn you heard him sniffing your perfume or whatever and he would sigh in relief afterwards.
"Hey (fem!reader)! Isagi is looking for you!"
Letting go from his embrace for a brief moment so you can go towards the voice, you replied: "Oh, okay! I'll be right over--!!" He unconsciously hugged your figure tighter and would elicit a displeased response when his time with you was disturbed.
My mind can't stop pondering about a jealous Rin throughout the day 😔
ooohhhhh he's def so jealous of the person he's finally allowed himself to be so comfortable with :(( ! he knows it's dumb and irrational, that you're friends with the whole team anyways and so he shouldn't be getting any special treatment. he knows he cannot bind you down. but he cannot help the way his cheeks warm up and a coil tightens in his chest, familiar frustration bubbling whenever you give him a small smile when you pull away to skip over to one of the guys :(
"what are you doing?" you let out a small laugh as he noses at the side of your neck, giving your waist a firm squeeze that makes your chest feel funny.
he shrugs a bit, as much as your arms wrapped around his neck allow him to, "y'smell good. is that some new perfume?"
he mumbles under his breath, the typical cool tone to his voice but there's something about him noticing the new scent that makes you feel so fuzzy :( you pull away slightly and his hold on you loosens as well. looking up, you give him a sheepish smile, "yeah, do you like it?"
you know rin for years now, having been around the team for a long time considering your field of work, but you've never seen the rin itoshi blush </3 (he does it a lot around you, no matter how hard he tries to fight it off. you're just in such a rush all the time, you miss out on seeing the flustered expression.) it suits him, looks so sweet on his aloof features and it makes your heart skip a bit.
"mm. it's sweet." he breathes, a hand moving to rub at the back of his neck, eyes scurrying away from your observant stare. "suits you well."
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katie your lawyer au tags have me on my knees I never thought guys in suits doing stuff would seem interesting but wow…wow. your mind
Thank u Anon this AU is incredibly indulgent for me.......... ok time 4 more world-building.
I think @heynhay's original idea of Keith & Lance working together at the same firm is best. For both plot reasons but also for my own morale LOL
So everyone works at a fairly large private firm that splits its practice and has some of its associates doing profit-driven law (i.e. corporate or finance) which subsidizes the public interest/service work that the other associates do.
The firm is like "Altea & Daibazaal LLP" or something. Yes I am implying that the firm was started by Alfor and Zarkon. Yes I am implying that Allura and Lotor are nepo babies.
I know I originally said that Keith and Lance were law school rivals but I've changed my mind... (RIP to the law school rivalry dynamics
Instead I'm making it so that Keith and Lance are the same age but Lance has been practicing longer because he went straight into law school after college. Whereas Keith started working after college and got like a Master's degree in Social Work or something before deciding on law school at 26. (I just think Keith is the kind of person who goes to law school later in life.)
Okay onto the specific Klance dynamics... Keith and Lance are both pushing 30 and are also literally lawyers so they are professional and serious about their work... But there is wiggle room for them to still be rivals :p
Lance and Keith are both junior associates at the firm. Lance has seniority because he's been at the firm longer but he's still a year or so away from formally becoming a senior associate.
Lance really, REALLY wants to make partner and he sees Keith as his biggest threat/rival because Keith is Shiro's little brother, and Shiro recently made partner at the firm, so Lance thinks Keith might be a nepo hire. Also some of the senior associates recently left the firm so now Lance is stuck showing Keith the ropes and he's lowkey super bitter about it.
Basically TLDR Lance starts off Not Liking Keith at all for various real or imagined reasons and begins a work rivalry with him. Keith doesn't actually GAF about making partner because he's only planning on working at the firm for a few years to help pay off his student loans, but Lance doesn't know that. However, Keith is a naturally very competitive person, and he also likes having Lance's attention, so Keith immediately goes all in on the rivalry.
Lance, internally: "This Fucking Guy."
Keith, internally: "I am so good at flirting."
The first few months are rough between them. However both are also incredibly productive in their work.
The romcom part of the AU kicks in once the two of them have to start working together on a huge high stakes civil case and they're both like wow.... *twirls hair* he's so competent.............. <3
Anyway misc. things:
TBH I have no idea what kind of law Keith and Lance might private practice... I'm also really torn on what Shiro, Allura, and Hunk would practice hdjsksdhedf
Pidge is hired on a fellowship for either environmental law or data security/privacy law.
Coran does employment law.
Keith went into law school planning on going into public interest/not-for-profit legal aid and swore he would never, ever do corporate law but then he saw his student loans and was like. Hm. Okay maybe some Biglaw is okay. And that's how he ended up at the firm.
Keith:
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OK, intrigued by the ambient dialogue happening at the next booth.
First of all the answer is yes. Second of all, this is either going to be hilarious or awkward as hell. Let's find out which.
"This city of stone and steel is an endless scream in nature's womb. I have felt no peace here. Until now."
Hello to you too, ma'am.
I'm not entirely sure what this lady's deal is (apparently she's a dryad?) but she has a very ethereal voice and VERY carefully positioned Boob Leaves.
She looks at Hector with great interest, in a dreamy sort of way. "Your eyes, stira. There is pain, endless and deep. But also devotion - blazing like the sun. You're in love, aren't you?"
I think Hector feels more than a little awkward about this. He's not averse to PDA with Karlach (cf. the clown kiss from a few posts ago), but his relationship isn't the sort of thing he would normally discuss casually with strangers.
However, Karlach has been grinning away at everything and trying to get him into the spirit of things at the festival, and she gives him a nudge in the ribs encouragingly. So he answers, somewhat sheepishly, "I do love someone. Someone close to me, actually." He shoots a look at Karlach sideways and grins slightly.
"You are wise to admit it," the dryad murmurs with a nod. "When it comes to love, vulnerability is armor. Truth, a sword. And trust, a shield. I pray you wield all three, stira."
Hector nods very seriously. He tries very hard to bring all three of those to his time with Karlach, and he knows she does the same.
"Bring the one you love to me," the dryad continues. "I will look into your hearts and see if your love is eternal, or doomed eternally."
Hector shifts uncomfortably. After the business with Akabi he has no doubt this is also a scam, and yet he would not wish even in jest to hear this woman place doubt on his love for Karlach or hers for him.
(A/N: You can call up any of your party to participate (or go get someone from camp) here, regardless of relationship status. Out of curiosity, I tried Jaheira and Shadowheart before moving on to Karlach.
Jaheira: "Hm? Oh, the dryad is comely enough - but you? Don't poke at questions you don't want the answer to, cub."
LMAO. Man, it's a lucky thing Hector's self-image is not tied up in his appearance because it's getting DUNKED on today.
Shadowheart does accept and just says dryly, "Love, is it? I didn't realize I'd bowled you over that much. Go ahead, impress me."
Anyway, moving on to Hector's ACTUAL love - realistically I don't think Hector would, on his own, engage with this, but Karlach is very excited about the circus and wants to see everything and thinks it's in good fun. So this is very much Hector catching the expression on her face and indulging her. XD )
"This could be fun, Karlach," he says mildly. "What do you think?"
"Yes, yes, yes!" she says excitedly, trotting up next to him. "Let's do it."
Look at these cuties.
"Close your eyes, little ones," the dryad says softly. "Be still as stone to earth. And remember to breathe."
Hector grins slightly to himself and closes his eyes. This is old hat to him, like meditation in the monastery. He closes his eyes, centers himself, breathes in, lets it out slowly.
And to his surprise, he feels the air change around him, a pale white light suffusing around his body... and when he opens his eyes, they are somewhere different, or perhaps somewhere within.
It is beautiful - a sun-lit waterfall down into a slow-flowing river, crossed by a log bridge; he stands at one end, Karlach at the other. She looks at him with a grin, bemused but comfortable.
This is more elaborate than he was expecting, and he fidgets uncomfortably again, then stills himself deliberately.
The dryad is standing nearby on the edge of the river and looks at them curiously.
"Ah," she says. "Glorious. Your bond is sweeter than nature's dew. I see you. Know you. But do you know one another?"
Hector blinks questioningly. He knows Karlach, yes - likely better than he knows any other soul. He is far more comfortable with that than he is with the strange dryad claiming to know him. But he says nothing, just waits.
"Karlach," the dryad says thoughtfully. "Her fire within can incinerate an enemy or warm a beloved. Listen. Think. Who does she loathe above all others?" Her voice takes on an abrupt, strange edge.
Hector's jaw works. There are two obvious candidates for the correct answer here - Zariel and Gortash. And he is not really sure, if asked, which Karlach would say she (or he) loathes more.
"Zariel," he finally says slowly.
"She's the worst of the worst," Karlach agrees, grinning at him. "I suppose a devil can't help her nature, but she's got a really godsdamn bad nature."
Hector feels himself drawn forward slightly, a little further along the log bridge towards her.
"Your bond beats in pleasure," the dryad says brightly. "It is an honor to behold. Many things delight the heart, but only one makes it sing. Tell me - what is her idea of a perfect day?"
(A/N: I know why they can't but it's a bummer Karlach doesn't get to answer a Hector pop quiz too. XD )
Hector blushes a little because he knows the answer but saying it out loud is something else. "Bashing baddies interspersed with victory sex," he says with a soft chuckle.
Karlach's grin widens. "You know me too well," she answers, with a wink that makes his blush deepen.
He takes another few steps towards her, halfway across the bridge now.
"Our touch has been of sunlight," the dryad intones. "But now we must look beyond. To the uncertain. To the future. A decade from now, what will the mighty Karlach do? Where will she be?"
Hector's smile fades and he goes very still. The brightness of the sun around them seems to dim abruptly, the noise of the waterfall receding.
He remembers Dammon's words back at Last Light, telling Karlach that she cannot survive indefinitely without returning to Avernus. He remembers Karlach, afire with determination, asserting her independence - that she would rather die than go back there.
He remembers telling her, "But I want you to live."
And he remembers her answer. "I want to live too - but not under any circumstances."
He swallows, meets her eyes and forces the words out, because they are honest, and he would not do her the disrespect of pretending she has not said what she said.
"Probably dead," he says hoarsely.
He sees the flash of understanding in her eyes, and regret. But then she grins, shakes it off. "Honestly," she says cheerfully, "probably. But hopefully not any time soon. I've got a *lot* of living to do yet."
He feels his heart twist in his chest. Is she laughing it off because there is a stranger's eyes on them? Or does she really think so little of the possibility of that thing inside her burning her up, of leaving him alone...
She crosses the remaining space on the bridge towards him and looks into his eyes, her expression softening. He tries to read the expression in her gaze but it is surprisingly complex; he can't quite tell what she's thinking.
"You really know me, don't you?" she says softly. "It's wild. In so many ways, we barely know each other. But where it counts, you're deeper in my head than the tadpole."
He smiles slightly. That, at least, is true enough. He reaches out, squeezes her hand gently. They will need to talk later, he thinks. Some things have been sitting undiscussed for too long. But this has, if nothing else, been a pleasant reminder of how close they are, of what she means to him.
"I press my finger to your bond," the dryad intones, "and find a shield. Impenetrable. It is... beautiful."
There's a rushing feeling around them, and suddenly they are back on the rickety circus platform, with the noise of voices all around them.
"Go in peace, seedlings. And know that you made one whose heart was long quiet beat with love anew."
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@lonely-cereal oh i get to explain this ship. ohhh my god. i don’t have the energy to put this in essay form, but here’s the breakdown of my Rayvio agenda 💜🖤
I personally prefer to ship Ray with someone who isn’t from Grace Field, for Isabella reasons
and Violet is unlike anyone he’s ever met, in both looks and personality
but let’s be so serious: she looks like a slightly less feminine Norman, has Emma’s courage. the twist is her attitude. I think Ray would be drawn to her.
they instantly understood each other 👇
they both try to pretend they’re cool and chill, when the opposite is true they care so so so much and have a natural inclination to protect
they look like punk ass mallrat MySpace emo kids like that’s all i can really say on that aspect. but bro trust me on this just trust me
Ray guided her and the rest of the Goldy Pond kids back to the bunker, and it took two weeks, and they had a lot of time to get to know each other. Violet was relativity uninjured compared to the other GP main players, so she’s probably the one who Ray spoke to most often (aside from Lucas ofc) and they definitely worked together while getting such a huge group across that vast distance.
And they had even more time to get close during the search for Cuvitadala. further reading. I think, if we’d gotten more fleshed out chapters from that part of the story, we’d see them interacting a lot more.
it’s not a jump to say they became friends pretty quickly, even less of a jump to suggest they have a solid dynamic. we saw them gang up on Emma for being reckless (really, they’re both worried about her), demonstrating that they’re on the same page, and they already move as a unit.
(we’re entering headcanon territory so just close your eyes and open your mind to my vision) While I assume Emma and Ray paired off most often during the search for Cuvitadala — they are the besties of all time after all — as well as Ray and Don, I see Violet and Ray being a surprisingly frequent pair. Gilda and Emma definitely take notice of this development.
now walk with me here, because in my expert opinion, this ship is a slowwwww burn. like it takes them almost a decade to actually get together. But they just vibe with each other. they hang out more and more after coming to the human world, growing steadily closer.
Ray probably understands what’s happening and comes to terms with it first, deciding to simply Ignore these feelings until they go away. He thinks there’s just no way she’d ever like him like that. And seeing as he places such high value in friendship, he might even think it unfair to put those feelings on her.
Violet is more hesitant, always cautious when it comes to investing emotionally. However, she knew early on this nerd was going to be a problem for her. She also elected to ignore these feelings, and it works for a decent amount of time.
Time goes on, and they start to grow up. The dynamic changes a little, and their sarcastic banter has become more like play flirting, then more like actual flirting. They both think the other is 100% joking.
But Violet gets annoyed with the will-they-won’t-they a few years after they find Emma, and just decides to say Fuck It and kisses him to get it out of her system. this plan backfires, spectacularly.
Ray is like Woah ?!?!!!
They kinda just don’t talk about it and carry on like before, for a few weeks. Until she’s like “oh hey btw what the fuck is your problem” and he’s like “what’s UR problem” and then. bam. Rayvio. Vioray. You agree. 🙏
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