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Finally started on an Aporal-playlist 🩵

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Digital redraw of an old drawing I drew years ago ~

(Yeah, so, I changed the time on the clock in this version because I think Ethan is coming back from a job and Benji is still up playing Halo xD)

Original drawing under the cut

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In Our Favor

Part 409

Leah

Leah couldn’t sleep.

The future queen of Georgiares reached a hand out to the empty side of the bed where Robbie should be. Her fingers curled into the sheets and she blew out a deep breath. Her eyes closed tightly.

Behind her closed lids she watched Robbie’s face twist in frustration and anger before he walked away. They had been in the king’s office and she and David had finally told him about the Romulan threat Scotty had seen.

Leah had paused in surprise for only a moment before following after him. He must have ran, because he was not in the hallway. Leah had sighed then went towards their room. Where else Robbie would go, she was unsure.

She had been right, and inside their room Robbie had been gathering a few things into his bag he normally carried to university.

“Robbie—”

“How long have you known?” he had asked- demanded- in a quiet voice.

“Yesterday morning,” Leah had said, hanging her head.

“Ye let me go all day yesterday not knowing and waited until tonight?!” Robbie’s voice didn’t grow any louder, but his eyes grew hard.

“You were finishing your research paper—” Leah had begun, looking up apologetically. “It was important to you.”

“Nae as important as my family!”

“Robbie, I’m sorry. We were working hard with Starfleet yesterday to find out all we could.” Leah had taken a step forward, but Robbie had backed away.

Robbie had finished with his bag then, and slipped it over his shoulder.

“What are you doing?” Leah had asked cautiously.

“I can’t be in here right now.”

He’d left the room then, leaving Leah alone. Leah knew her fiancé, knew he needed space when he was upset. No one had meant to hurt him; they hadn’t wanted to worry him. Robbie had important class work due soon and Leah knew he had needed his concentration for that.

Suddenly she was tired and she had sat heavily in a chair near the windows.

Leah opened her eyes again and looked at the empty side of the bed. Robbie’s side. He should be there with her, not in one of the guest rooms. She had gone looking for him after a while, and a passing staff member had informed her where Robbie was.

Certainly she had assumed he’d come back before bedtime. He just needed space, would do some of his homework and join her again to finish talking everything out.

But she had waited and the door hadn’t opened.

Leah glanced at the time. She threw back the covers and walked to the door. Quietly she eased it open and stepped into the hall. Robbie was in the room next to Leonard’s. She padded down the hall. No light was showing under the door.

Leah pressed her lips tight as she realized Robbie had gone to bed. In another room away from her. Her eyes pricked and she turned quickly up the hall to her room.

Anger rose at the edges of her sadness. As she entered her room again she locked the door behind herself. Robbie wanted to stay away, well then he’d have to ask to come back in.

Leah threw herself back into the bed and buried her face in a pillow so no one would hear the sob that climbed out of her throat.

A quiet tapping woke Leah. Sunlight was coming through the windows. She had forgotten to draw the curtains the night before. Her eyes and face were still crusted with the tears she had cried the night before.

Another tap.

Leah glanced over at Robbie, before remembering he wasn’t there. Her chest tightened, but she grabbed at a nearby robe and pulled it on as she crossed to the door.

“Robbie,” she whispered as she saw who was on the other side as she opened the door.

“I am not a child and I don’t want to be protected or treated like one,” Robbie said evenly. His eyes were dark as if he hadn’t slept well.

“I know,” Leah agreed. “I’m sorry.” She opened the door wider, an invitation for him to come back. She was encouraged as he took a step forward.

“If something involves my family I want to know from the beginning.”

“Unless it is confidential information for Father’s inner council only, you will know,” Leah agreed again.

“I can keep secrets,” Robbie protested, one foot sliding backwards. Leah reached quickly for his hands.

“You will be part of that council. As soon as we’re married, unless I can make it happen faster. As my future consort you should be privy to how the inner council works sooner rather than later. Father has Dr. Boyce; I will have you.” Leah gave a hesitant smile, but Robbie nodded.

“Come to bed?” Leah asked. “We still have time before breakfast.”

Robbie nodded and let Leah lead him back into the room.

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Scotty

The next two days passed without any major incidents. Scotty and Leonard went to class and spent the evenings with their friends. If there hadn't been so many security people walking around the campus, everything would almost have been back to normal. But the constant presence showed how serious the situation was.

A Romulan – perhaps even several Romulans – had crossed the border and entered the Federation unnoticed. Such a thing should be simply impossible. And yet it had happened. And it raised some questions.

On Thursday after class, Scotty once again accompanied Leonard to his therapy session, but this time he wasn't alone. Jaylah and Aporal were there too. They had been following them around for the last few days.

"Ye really don't have to sit here with me. We'll make it back on our own," was all Scotty said as he sat with his friends in the waiting area, but Jaylah shook her head.

"No, Montgomery Scotty. We've got nothing better to do anyway. And we can make good use of the time and discuss the content of today's engineering lesson."

Scotty smiled gently. Jaylah always found a good excuse. So he nodded.

"All right, then. What do ye think of the professor's first approach?"

And so the time flew by.

"It would be so nice if we could all go into town together at the weekend. There's supposed to be a great exhibition at the museum about old spaceships," Jaylah said, sighing longingly as the four cadets made their way back to their dorms. Scotty gave her a sad smile.

"Aye, that would be very nice indeed, but... we're not allowed to leave the campus."

"It's just a bloody mess!" grumbled Leonard, who was walking close to Scotty. His day really didn't seem to have been good and the therapy session hadn't really helped either. Scotty would ask him later in peace what had happened during the lesson in the simulator. As they had hardly had a quiet minute thanks to their friends, they hadn't had time to talk about it yet.

"It's really not fair. If only that stupid Romulan could finally be tracked down!" moaned Jaylah.

They talked for quite a while, nodding friendly to one of the security members who passed them by. Scotty didn't really pay much attention to the man, he had already gotten used to the constant surveillance, however, a cold shiver ran down his spine when he suddenly heard the man's trembling voice behind them.

"I'm so sorry."

It happened almost as if in slow motion. Scotty slowly turned around and the others followed his example. They saw the man pointing a phaser at them, a desperate look on his face.

Aporal reacted immediately. Even as the first shot went off, he lunged at the man and tackled him to the floor. A scuffle broke out over the phaser and more shots were fired, but all missed their target.

Screams rang out and other security guards came running. Two of them disarmed the attacker and held him down, while the other pulled Aporal away, who beat his opponent.

"No! No!" The security man who had fired at the cadets shook his head frantically, tears on his cheeks. "I have to eliminate them! I m-must – oh, Macey! My poor Macey!"

Still frozen in shock, Scotty and the others watched as two of the three security members handcuffed the man. None of them really understood what had just happened.

The third member of the rushed group, who had been holding Aporal back, let go of him and looked at rest of the group. Her eyes widened and she immediately reached for her communicator.

"Med team to my location! Now!"

Scotty looked confusedly at the woman and the others before he suddenly realized the pain in his stomach.

"Leannan!" Leonard let out a startled cry and grabbed his husband by the arms.

Scotty's eyes slowly slid down and then he saw it. A dark red, bloody rose that spread further and faster on his uniform.

He opened his mouth to say something, but no words came out. Then his eyes went black and he collapsed.

The last thing he saw in his mind's eye was Sural's grinning face from his dream before he pulled the trigger.

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Okay everyone, what scene in a movie you like otherwise traumatized you so much that whenever you rewatch the movie you cover your eyes (and ears)?

I‘ll start: The elevator scene in the first Mission:Impossible (if you know you know)

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10 before she was taken by space pirates

Reference/base from Love Nikki under the cut

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1. Words Fail (Ben Platt)

2. Paint The Town Blue (Arcane, League of Legends)

3. C'est la vie (Weathers)

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In Our Favor

Part 407

McCoy

McCoy did his best to keep from scowling through Madison’s class. He didn’t want to give the man any pleasure at his frustration. It was hard not to keep turning an eye to look at Scotty across the room though.

It was a relief to finally leave the class and move on with his day. His next classes and lunch passed quickly and before he knew it they were heading back to their room again after dinner.

“It won’t be too late will it?” McCoy asked as they settled on the bed to call Francine and Granddad.

“A bit early,” Scotty mused. “We could wait a little bit longer, then Mum would be getting up.”

“Ok,” McCoy nodded, following Scotty’s lead. “I’ve got a bit more homework I could finish first.” He looked at his husband then leaned in close. “Or we could just stay right like this for a bit first.” He wrapped his arms around Scotty.

“I might like that,” Scotty agreed with a sigh. “It’s such a worry to carry in the back of my mind. Even when I’m not thinking about Romulans it’s there.”

“I know,” McCoy said. “Me too.”

The PADD Scotty held rang and rang as they waited for Francine to answer.

“Hello lads,” the older woman finally greeted them. She covered her mouth to hide a yawn.

“I’m sorry it's so early for ye Mum.”

“It’s never too early to talk to my lads,” Francine smiled. “Ye look like ye’ve got something on yer mind.”

Scotty sighed and tensed next to McCoy.

“We do,” McCoy said. “We, uh, we were out over the weekend and—”

“And I thought I saw Sural,” Scotty finished. McCoy slid an arm around him as he felt a shiver through his husband.

Francine’s eyes widened but she let the two boys keep talking.

“We searched the club, but found no one,” McCoy continued. “We called Father and he confirmed Sural was still locked up.”

“I know what I saw,” Scotty said firmly.

“I ken dear,” Francine said softly.

They told her about the meeting with Admiral Winston, who had believed them, and the second meeting when she had revealed the picture of the Romulan.

“Who is he?” Francine said with frightened eyes. “How did he get there?”

“We don’t know,” Scotty replied.

“What’s being done?” Her tone was protective.

“Starfleet is looking for him and has raised security on campus,” McCoy said.

“Is David sending anyone for ye pair?”

McCoy’s lips tightened into a line before he answered. “No. He wanted to, but it isn’t a problem about just us. It’s a problem of how a Romulan got through and into the Federation. I trust Admiral Winston to do a thorough job.”

Francine nodded slowly, but McCoy could see she was wishing the king had had his way.

They talked for a bit more, Francine promising to tell Granddad and then they ended the call. Francine had to start her day after all.

“Now Robbie?” McCoy asked.

“I hope the lad took it alright…” Scotty began the call.

After a moment Robbie answered, his face looking stormy.

“Where are ye?” Scotty asked after they had greeted each other. He was obviously not in Leah’s room, nor any of their other familiar palace haunts.

“I know that painting,” McCoy said of the picture hanging behind Robbie. “That’s the room next to mine that we made up for you,” he said to Scotty.

“What are ye doing there lad?” Scotty asked his brother with a frown.

Part 408

Scotty

Robbie avoided Scotty's gaze, staring at some point on the floor. It seemed incredibly difficult for him to look his brother and brother-in-law in the eye.

"I... needed some distance. From... all of them," he mumbled. It was obvious where this was coming from. Leah had told him about the incident at the club. Apparently a little too late, though.

"A bhràthair..." Scotty wasn't sure exactly what he wanted to say himself, but the tone of his voice made his brother finally look up.

"Nae, Monty. It's not okay. Ye don't need to defend Leah and David. Neither of you do." Robbie's look was serious. Scotty could see a few tears in the younger Scott's eyes.

Leonard suppressed a sigh. Scotty could feel how tense his husband was and he leaned a little closer to him.

"They didn't want to hurt you, Robbie. They just didn't want to worry you unnecessarily," Leonard said and Robbie's face became annoyed.

"Don't worry me unnecessarily?! A Romulan ambushed ye in a club to do who knows what! That's clearly not unnecessary alarm!"

"But at first we didn't even know if it was really Sural, let alone a Romulan!" Leonard also raised his voice a little and Scotty pressed his lips tightly together. He tried not to think about how most of them hadn't believed him at the beginning.

"Scotty knew what he had seen, didn't he? Leah and David should have told me! And why didn't ye tell me yourselves?"

Now Scotty also felt compelled to say something.

"We had to deal with the whole situation first. All the memories and feelings coming back. Of course we wanted to tell ye, but we wanted to have a clear head first."

Robbie seemed to realize that his big brother was still upset by everything, because his gaze softened instantly when he heard the sound of Scotty's shaky voice. Once again, Robbie's gaze drifted to the floor.

"How... are ye doing now? Any news yet?" he asked, almost meekly.

"It... is complicated. Academy security has been reinforced and we are being watched from a safe distance. Admiral Winston is taking care of the investigation and I'm sure she'll inform us as soon as there's anything new." Leonard also sounded a little more composed again.

Robbie sighed and ran a hand through his hair.

"I just want to help ye so much. I want to help find out how all this could have happened." There was despair in the younger Scott brother's eyes as he looked at the two of them again.

Scotty just shook his head with a gentle smile.

"Ye need to concentrate on yer studies, Robbie. If ye want to help us in any way, please make up with Leah. I don't want you two fighting over this story."

Robbie's gaze was very hard for a moment, but then relaxed a little.

"We'll see about that. I'll... I'll think about it. But for now, I'm going to spend tonight in this room."

Scotty nodded. He had already expected this answer, but something told him that everything would be fine. Robbie wouldn't hold a grudge for long. He needed Leah. And Leah needed him. And very soon they would definitely get back together.

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You've been cast into a fictional setting, and you don't get to pick your genre. This wheel picks it for you.

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Remember when I said there's only one canon hetero ship I love? Yeah, well, there's a new ship in town❤️

Reference below the cut

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Something I found on Twitter that really puts things in perspective as a creator.

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In Our Favor

Part 405

McCoy

McCoy couldn’t help his head swiveling around as they crossed campus towards breakfast the next morning. Admiral Winston had moved quickly; security was definitely more noticeable. They had only briefly left their room the evening before to bring some dinner back and in the dark hadn’t noticed the officers.

“It’s obvious,” Scotty said in a quiet voice.

“Yes,” McCoy agreed. “But at least it isn’t obvious that it’s because of us.”

“Aye, there’s that.”

McCoy still felt a pang of guilt. Scotty had reassured him the night before, even reminding him what Dr. Hudson had always used to tell him, but he still couldn’t help the feeling.

“I wonder how Robbie took the news,” Scotty said.

“And Mother. I wonder if they left her out of that news too.”

They passed another pair of security members as they entered the dining hall.

“I really hope the admiral held her own against Father,” McCoy muttered. “This is bigger than us. How did a Romulan get here? They couldn’t have cracked Keenser’s formula, could they?”

“Crack it and counter it in less than a year?” Scotty sounded doubtful. “I dinnae ken love. I wouldn’t think so, but who knows what tech they could be hiding.”

Breakfast with their friends was a subdued meal. McCoy walked with Scotty to their first class afterward.

“Oh, should we have let Francine and Granddad know?”

Scotty sighed. “I suppose we should if they’ve nae heard it from the palace yet.”

“If you don’t want to worry them…”

“We can call after classes.”

Just down the hall from Madison’s classroom a security officer was in place. McCoy groaned silently; Madison and security. Following other cadets in the room, both boys heard their PADDs chirp, along with ones belonging to other cadets around them.

McCoy slipped his out to see what they had received. Instantly he scowled.

“What is it Len?” Scotty asked, seeing his husband’s face.

“He did it,” he growled in an undertone. “He made a seating chart.”

“He did?” Scotty began to pull out his own device. He stepped to the side out of the flow of entering cadets and looked at the message.

“Of course he separated us!” McCoy was angry, but he knew better and kept his voice low for only Scotty to hear.

“Len—” Scotty’s voice held a warning and plea.

McCoy took a deep breath and tried to relax.

“I’m alright,” he said. “We should find these damn seats before he gets here. Can’t get mad at us if we follow his rules.” McCoy smiled angrily.

“We’ll have Winston,” Scotty whispered to him as they parted to their seats on opposite sides of the room.

Part 406

Scotty

Scotty couldn't believe that Madison had actually gone so far as to draw up a seating plan. He had really believed all week that the man wasn't serious, but he had obviously been wrong. The smug smile the commander gave both Scotty and Leonard proved once again why he had taken this step. Just to annoy the boys.

Scotty was sitting between two cadets he had only seen from a distance up until now. They were a middle-aged woman who had obviously chosen this course of study as a second chance at education and a young man about the same age as the Scotsman. Both seemed quite nice, but Scotty still wished he could be sitting by Leonard's side. Right now especially. He glanced at his husband again and again and he gave him an encouraging smile from afar.

After the lecture, Scotty and Leonard also had to go their separate ways. They only had time to say goodbye to each other briefly before they both had to go to their next classes.

"Is everything okay? How are you and Bones doing?" Jim asked worriedly as Scotty took a seat next to him. The Scotsman sighed. He had clearly noticed the members of security following him, but had ignored them.

"I don't know. It's just all rather frustrating and..." He faltered, searching for the right words.

"Frightening?"

Scotty nodded at Jim's suggestion.

"Aye."

A hand found its way to the Scotsman's shoulder and squeezed it tightly. Jim looked him firmly in the eye.

"You'll be all right, Scotty. We'll look after you. I just don't understand how something like this could happen." The blond shook his head in disbelief.

"I ken how unlikely and crazy it is, but I knew what I saw from the start." Scotty couldn't stop himself from saying that. He knew very well that most of his friends had doubted his words back at the club.

"Hey, I believed you! That's why I was so sorry we couldn't find anyone," Jim protested immediately and Scotty smiled gently.

"Aye, I know, Jimbo. And I thank ye for that."

It wasn't long before Sulu joined them and the lesson in medical basics began.

The day passed far too slowly for Scotty's taste. He didn't want to see any more security. He just wanted to go to his room and spend time with Leonard.

During dinner, Jaylah asked if Leonard and Scotty wanted to come around later to do homework, but the two boys said they had some phone calls to make and would rather be alone. Of course Jaylah seemed disappointed about that, but Scotty was pretty sure a certain Andorian could cheer her up.

"So... who do we call first?" asked Scotty as Leonard and he arrived in their room and took off their uniform jackets. "Robbie or Granddad and mum?"

Leonard shrugged his shoulders.

"I don't know. I think Francine and Granddad. Robbie probably knows by now and the conversation can wait."

"I guess ye're right. Well then... let's go."

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Here’s to 2023, a year of as many little courageous kindnesses as possible. ♥️

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In Our Favor

Part 403

McCoy

McCoy’s free hand tightened into a fist and he had to force himself to take a calming breath.

“What does assigning us security entail?” he managed to ask. Thoughts of David’s undercover security team flashed through his head. They’d all been sent home before McCoy's birthday and it had been great to be on his- their- own again.

“If you’re worrying I’m going to assign people to follow you 24/7, you can relax. We have your class schedules and dorm assignments. Security will be posted in the areas you are when you are there. Now that means they may follow you from building to building, but they will not be breathing down your neck.” The admiral gave them a tight smile.

McCoy relaxed some.

“Ok,” he breathed.

“Of course security on the entire campus will be heightened as well. How a Romulan got through the Federation and all the way here is very worrisome.”

Admiral Winston frowned as she looked again at the computer screen and the Romulan pictured there.

“Are- could there be someone helping him?” Scotty asked in a small voice.

McCoy nodded. “Like Marcus did with Khan.”

The admiral’s eyes grew cold.

“I would think not.” Her voice was frosty. She sighed and her face relaxed. “But I can’t say that positively. After Marcus…” Another sigh. “I knew him, gentlemen. That he could do such against his own Federation.” She shook her head. “It will be one of our lines of inquiry as well.”

McCoy glanced over at his husband. Scotty’s face was tight with worry. He gave his hand yet another squeeze. McCoy let out a sigh of his own as he faced the admiral again.

“My father may be calling you.” He tried to look apologetic.

“Yes, I’ve been anticipating that. I understand wanting to protect your child.”

Silence fell in the office for a moment.

“Well cadets, unless you have more questions…?” The admiral looked from one to the other, then stood up behind the desk.

McCoy stood and nudged Scotty up with him.

“Thank you ma’am,” McCoy said.

“I will keep you informed with what I can,” Winston nodded.

“Thank ye,” Scotty got out.

McCoy looked over his shoulder as the sound of footsteps joined them. A security member.

“Will it ever stop?” Scotty asked in almost a whisper.

“I don’t know,” McCoy replied. He held tighter to Scotty’s hand. “I suppose we should get back and let Father know. Maybe he won’t try to send a team back here.”

The prince’s PADD was chirping as they walked in their dorm room. McCoy sighed and went to answer it.

“Hi Leah,” he said in a defeated voice.

“Father is speaking with your admiral right now,” Leah said. “There really was a Romulan.”

McCoy saw Scotty’s face begin to darken at the disbelief that crept into Leah’s voice.

“Yes,” McCoy said tightly. “We just finished meeting with her about it.”

“You know what he’s going to want,” Leah said in a low voice.

“No,” McCoy said firmly. “This isn’t a Georgiares thing anymore, this is a whole Federation and Starfleet thing now. It could affect so many planets and beings.”

“How did a Romulan even get there?”

“Exactly Leah. That’s what Starfleet, not Father’s security, will find out.”

Part 404

Scotty

Scotty noticed that the conversation between Leonard and Leah quickly became quite tense. They were discussing whether a team from Georgiares should also be sent over and both seemed to have a clear point of view.

Scotty wanted to say something to try and smooth things over, but he didn't know what. Any words from him would probably have only made the situation worse.

It was obvious that Leah had also doubted that the person in the club was a Romulan. She hadn't believed Scotty either. At least she did now. Which brought Scotty to an important question.

"Does Robbie know about this?"

Leah, who had just said something about Leonard's role as prince, fell silent when she heard Scotty's voice and the young man finally stepped up next to Leonard so he could look at the screen too.

The crown princess gave him a sympathetic look when she saw how distressed Scotty looked. She shook her head.

"No. Father thought it best not to tell him anything for now. He didn't want Robbie to worry unnecessarily. And I didn't want that either."

Scotty nodded understandingly. That was good. It had been a sensible decision, but now that they knew for sure that it was a Romulan, they would have to tell the younger Scott brother the truth, for better or worse.

"He'll be angry that you kept him on the outside," Leonard said and Leah sighed.

"I'll have a long talk with him later. He's with Mother at the moment, helping her learn Gaelic. But I'll take care of the matter. For now, we should concentrate on you and your safety."

"We're in good hands here," the prince grumbled. He seemed annoyed by Leah's behavior. But she remained firm.

"Father will decide that. Together with the ministers and me."

Leonard groaned.

"Whatever you say. Call us if you know anything new.“

Without waiting for another word from his sister, he ended the call. He didn't seem to want to discuss it any further.

"Oh leannan..."

Scotty wrapped his arms around Leonard and held him tight. When would all this finally end? When would they finally be able to lead a normal life?

They informed their friends about the news and wrote to them in the group chat that the others should also let them know immediately if they noticed anything strange.

Some worried messages came back. Everyone seemed shocked by the news.

Jaylah wrote to them in a private message that Aporal and she would come to them immediately if they needed anything.

But for now, Scotty and Leonard just wanted to be by themselves. They lay in bed together and cuddled up to each other.

"I'm so so sorry."

Leonard's voice made Scotty lift his head, which he had previously rested on his husband's chest.

"What?"

"I'm sorry you have to live such a life because of me. Sural and Khan... it was all been because of me and my position as prince. And now there are Romulans after us again. If I wasn't who I am, then... then you'd be free."

Scotty felt his heart sink. He placed a hand on Leonard's cheek and gently stroked it with his thumb.

"Nae, Leonard. Please don't say that. It's not yer fault. No one can know what my life would have been like without ye. All I know is that my life is better with ye. Ye are everything to me. And without ye, everything would be nothing."

Leonard’s eyes met his and Scotty could see him swallow hardly before the prince raised his hand and placed it on top of the Scotsman.

“I just wish that it didn’t have to be this way. That… we didn’t have to fear any danger.”

“Aye. Me too. But… we have to make the best of it.”

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Some Robbeah to start the year ~

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In Our Favor

Part 401

McCoy

McCoy looked across at Scotty as they dressed in the locker room after their swim with Jaylah and Aporal and a memory came back to him of the first time they had been in a locker room together. It had been after Scotty’s first swim lesson with Mr. Archer, that McCoy had walked into and had been asked to help with. They had been alone after the lesson and early in their relationship and both had thought they were sneaky taking a peek at the other as they changed.

McCoy’s face warmed at the memory and he tried to look down before his smile gave him away. But he was too late.

“Whatever you’re thinking about doing Prince, I’m right here and don’t want to see it,” Aporal said with a wry smile.

Scotty looked up at the pair and seemed to notice McCoy’s color.

“I wasn’t going to do anything,” McCoy protested with a laugh. Aporal gave him a doubtful look. “I just remembered Scotty’s first lessons.” He grinned over at his husband, who suddenly blushed. He must have realized which memory McCoy meant.

Suddenly a voice called into the locker room.

“Hurry up already!” said Jaylah from the doorway around the corner.

“Impatient!” Aporal called back, but he smiled.

“Hey guys,” Uhura greeted the four as they sat down for lunch. She glanced at their still wet hair and looked at them questioningly.

“Went for a swim,” McCoy said.

Uhura gave a nod.

“Is there any news?” Christine asked.

McCoy glanced at Scotty, who looked down at his meal.

“Father confirmed Sural is still locked up,” McCoy answered slowly. “And we went to see security this morning and spoke to Admiral Winston.”

“They’re going to investigate?” Sulu asked.

“Aye.”

“The admiral took it seriously,” McCoy said. “They’re going to find out what they can about Sural’s family and check any video from the club.”

“Hopefully they’ll let you know what they find out,” Uhura said.

“Hopefully,” McCoy repeated. “We’re to stay on campus in the meantime.”

Jaylah and Aporal had followed them back to the dorms after lunch. McCoy was almost convinced Jaylah was going to insist on coming up, buy Aporal had led her away with only a few words and a look. McCoy had sent a sly smile to Scotty at that and they had headed inside the building.

“What do ye want to do now love?” Scotty asked as they entered their room. He sounded tired. McCoy frowned gently behind him.

“Come here darlin’.” McCoy opened his arms and quickly had them around his husband. He felt stressed by all that had happened since the night before and he could see what a toll it was taking on Scotty.

“Why don’t we just lie down and relax a bit?” he suggested as he ran a hand over the back of Scotty’s head. “I can give you a nice back rub and help you feel better.”

“That sounds nice.”

Quickly Scotty removed his shirt and lay on the bed while McCoy found some lotion.

The chirp of a comm had McCoy blinking his eyes open. Scotty was curled up next to him, still shirtless, but also stirring at the sound. McCoy wondered how long they had been asleep.

“Whose…?” Scotty mumbled.

“Yours,” McCoy said, glancing at his bedside table.

Part 402

Scotty

Scotty immediately sat up straight, picked up the communicator and flipped it open. He wanted Leonard to be able to hear who was calling him.

"H-hello?" Scotty couldn't keep his voice from trembling. He had a pretty good guess on who was calling him.

"Mr. Scott-McCoy, this is Admiral Winston speaking. We've found something. Could you come to my office right away?"

Scotty exchanged a quick glance with Leonard, who just nodded at him.

"A-aye, Admiral. My husband and I will be there as fast as we can," he said and shortly after that the call was ended.

The Scotsman's stomach tightened. What had security found out? It seemed important if Scotty and Leonard had been summoned.

"Let's go." Leonard put his hand on his husband's shoulder and squeezed it gently.

They got ready as quickly as they could and then hurried to the building where they had already been sitting that morning. What would Admiral Winston tell them?

Winston was already waiting for the two cadets in her office. She was sitting at her desk, but when the door opened, she stood up to receive Scotty and Leonard. She nodded to them both.

"Hello, I'm glad you could come so quickly. Have a seat."

Scotty and Leonard also nodded to their counterpart in greeting before they all took their seats.

"W-what did ye find, ma'am?" Scotty tried his best to make his voice sound as firm as possible, but he didn't really succeed. As a result, Leonard immediately grabbed his hand and squeezed it.

The look on Admiral Winston's face wasn't very revealing at first, but a shadow settled over her eyes as she turned the screen of her computer so that Scotty and Leonard could see what it was showing.

Scotty's heart stopped for a moment.

The screen showed an image from the club's surveillance cameras.

"Is this the man you saw?"

The admiral's voice reached Scotty's ears as if through absorbent cotton, but he understood the words anyway and nodded slowly.

He felt Leonard squeeze his hand tighter. The prince also seemed surprised and shocked by the sight of the photo.

"We know for certain that it is not the criminal Sural, but our research clearly shows that the man shown is a Romulan."

Scotty shook his head, tears in his eyes. This couldn't be right. As relieved as he was that he had been believed and that there was now proof, it shocked him at the same time.

A Romulan. Most likely a member of Sural's family who was out for revenge. A man who had come to find Leonard and Scotty.

"Where... where is this guy?" Leonard was the first to regain his voice and Admiral Winston sighed heavily, shaking her head.

"Unfortunately, we don't know. We've sent several teams to look for the Romulan, but so far there have been no results."

Out of the corner of his eye, Scotty saw Leonard nod understandingly.

"How... should we proceed, ma'am? What should we do?"

"For now, it would be best if you were both under guard. I will assign you security. I'd also like to be informed of anything you or your friends notice or find strange."

Winston's list went on, but Scotty no longer heard the words properly.

They had finally been free. And now... Now it was all taken away from them.

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