After Lykon's death, Andromache and Quỳnh come to terms with the possibility that they could lose each other, too.
No archive warnings apply. Friends to lovers, first time, pre-canon, emotional sex.
Andy/Quynh | ~2700 words | Explicit
What I loved: what it says on the tin – an emotional first time! And the emotions come through very strong and pure, and the metaphors are very appropo for these two. This one’s gorgeous and intimate and was written for the Femslash Exchange 2020!
"Is this a date?"
And Andy waits only a beat before saying, "No," at the same time that Joe nonchalantly says, "Yes," right at the TV.
No archive warnings apply. Post-canon, developing relationship, friends to lovers, team as family, slice of life, ficlet.
Andy/Nile | ~300 words | General
What I loved: This was one of the earliest Andy/Nile pieces in the fandom that I know of, and it’s a very sweet dinner-night-in-that’s-not-a-date! The author is on Tumblr as @rhubarbdreams and has written extensively for the Old Guard!
“We’ll just commit to the buddy system,” Nile says.
“Buddy system?” Booker asks, eyebrows raised.
OR: Nile goes clubbing, gets lost in Ireland, learns to swing dance, dies in Portugal, and falls in love. Mostly in that order.
booker/nile | explicit | <50k
What I loved: the buddy system!! Friends to lovers; dancing; really just the whole thing
It takes a hundred years for Sebastien Le Livre to slip back into the fold, another one hundred for Nile to realise the weight of her immortality, and yet another for her to love him.
booker/nile | incomplete | friends to lovers
tw: major character death
What I loved: friends to lovers; relationships taking (a lot) of time to develop
